AILETTE

Etymology

Noun

ailette (plural ailettes)

(historical) A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, being the prototype of the epaulet.

Anagrams

• tealite

Source: Wiktionary


Ai*lette, n. Etym: [F. ailette, dim. of aile wing, L. ala.]

Definition: A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet. Fairholt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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