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tonlet

[ tuhn-lit ]

noun

, Armor.
  1. a skirt of plates.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tonlet1

< French tonnelet keg, Middle French, probably diminutive of tonel cask ( tunnel ) from its resemblance to staves

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Example Sentences

The Tonlet suit (Fig. 35) was used solely for fighting on foot.

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Tonle Sapton-mile