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noun
A long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A shoe in such a style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Rare form of poleyn (“knee armor”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, historical, rare
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From Anglo-Norman poleine (“(shoe with a) pointed toe”) and Middle French poulaine (“(shoe with a) pointed toe”), apparently from Old French poulain (“Polish”) (compare crackow), the style being supposed to be Polish. Possibly related to poleyn (“knee armor”).
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