• (n.) A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries; also, a name for the doublet of the 16th and 17th centuries worn by civilians.
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Originally a coat armour, substituting in this function the cotte d'armes for a while in the fourteenth century. it was tight, fitting, cut without sleeves and was shorter than the hauberk worn under it. Later on several other variations of it hasd developed, no longer worn as coat armours. See doublet, gipon, jaque.
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Pour'point noun [ French] A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries; also, a name for the doublet of the 16th and 17th centuries worn by civilians.
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