moton

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See also: Moton, motón, and motön

English

Etymology

From Middle English moton, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French,[1] compare Norman moton (“chin”), from Old French menton (“chin; mentonnière, chinguard (of a helmet)”); alternatively, compare mouton (“sheepskin”).

Noun

moton (plural motons)

  1. (military, historical) A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.
    • 1848, Herbert Haines, editor, A Manual for the Study of Monumental Brasses in the Possession of the Oxford Architectural Society:
      […] , the pauldrons covered the back of the shoulders, motons were worn over a gusset of mail at the right armpit, and the elbow-plates were of large size.

References

  1. ^ “moton”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Further reading

Finnish

Noun

moton

  1. genitive singular of motto

Anagrams

Franc-Comtois

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French mouton, from Vulgar Latin moltō.

Noun

moton m (plural motons)

  1. sheep

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French menton, from Vulgar Latin *mentō.

Noun

moton m (plural motons)

  1. chin

References

  • Oberli, Marie-Louis (2006) Patois - Français : Le Djâsaie De Tchie Nos, Glossaire Patois des Franches-Montagnes‎ (in French)

Middle English

Noun

moton

  1. Alternative form of motoun

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Old French menton.

Noun

moton m (plural motons)

  1. (Jersey, anatomy) chin

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan , from Vulgar Latin *multo, *multonis, from Gaulish , from Proto-Celtic *molto-. Compare French mouton.

Pronunciation

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Noun

moton m (plural motons) (Languedoc)

  1. sheep

See also

Further reading

Old French

Noun

moton oblique singular, m (oblique plural motons, nominative singular motons, nominative plural moton)

  1. Alternative form of mouton
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