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Definition of Almain rivets

Almain rivets
Almain Al"main ([a^]l"m[=a]n), Almayne Al"mayne (-m[=a]n), Alman Al"man (-man), n. [OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L. Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.] [Obs.] 1. A German. Also adj., German. --Shak. 2. The German language. --J. Foxe. 3. A kind of dance. See Allemande. Almain rivets, Almayne rivets, or Alman rivets, a sort of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great flexibility.

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- armor. Almain rivets were frequently purchased en m****e as munitions-grade armour to equip royal armies or personal retinues. The term rivet derives...
- segmented style of t****ets connected by sliding rivets produced during the 16th century is also known as almain rivets. From the 16th century onward, the t****ets...
- or leather plates that were usually connected to each other by mail. Almain rivet Swiss arms and armour David (Education Team) (21 December 2017). The...
- of the store by John Lyndsay; 200 pairs of Almain rivets (front and back plates); 200 pairs of Almain rivets to the Earl of Warwick by the Lord's warrant...
- segmented armour to protect the neck, upper limbs, and hips as seen in the Almain rivet, the zischagge, falling buffe, and faulds. Laminar cuir****es were manufactured...
- Almain rivet gauntlets of Emperor Maximilian I, c. 1514. Museum of Fine Arts (Kunsthistorisches Museum), Vienna...
- armour, from a German book illustration published 1483 Greenwich armour Almain rivet Oakeshott (1980), pp. 75–108, ch. 4. Armour: 1400–1525. Blackmore, Howard...
- the English language has also been given the Allemande (a dance), the Almain rivet and probably the almond furnace, which is probably not really connected...
- of Switzerland Battles of the Old Swiss Confederacy Swiss mercenaries Almain rivet Schützenfest Notes What does the Swiss Guard actually do? – By Christopher...
- favour Amen") His re****bent effigy is shown fully armed in a suit of Almain rivets and his feet rest on a dog. His hair is of chin-length and his hands...