English
Alternate spellings
Noun
jazeraint
- (Armor) Body armor made of small overlapping plates; brigandine.
Adjective
jazeraint
- (Armor) Of the style of armor that is composed of small overlapping plates.
- Quotations
- 1909: Some authorities profess to discover jazeraint work in this representation, which was a method of defence much used in later centuries for archers' jacques and various other garments, but we have no right to assume that the Normans at that period carried such a heavy weight of armor as this would necessitate, or were acquainted with such a technical and complicated manufacture as jazeraint work. — Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor, page 68.
Comments
I'm having a hard time making sense of this word. I've seen it several times, and each seems to be different. Perhaps after I've got more quotes, it'll clean up.
