Middle English Dictionary Entry
lap(pe)kin n.
Entry Info
| Forms | lap(pe)kin n. |
| Etymology | MDu. lappekijn |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A piece of cloth worn over a helmet, a lambrequin.
Associated quotations
- (1347-8) in Beltz Garter380 : Ad faciendum..tertium hernesium de velvetto Inde cont. lappekyn, quisseux, & caligas operatas cum Garteriis.
- (1371-3) *Acc.Exch.K.R.397/10.m.3 [OD col.] : j lapkyn, pro j galea.