Middle English Dictionary Entry
tonlet n.
Entry Info
| Forms | tonlet n. Pl. tonletis, (error) towletts. |
| Etymology | OF ton(n)elet |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Arm. One of the metal strips in the skirt of a suit of armor.
Associated quotations
- a1486 Arms Chivalry (Mrg M 775)43 : To arme a man: ffirste ye muste sette on Sabatones..& þen the breche of mayle And then tonletis [vr. towletts].