pourpointerie

English

Etymology

French pourpointerie.

Noun

pourpointerie (uncountable)

1. Quilting of the sort used in constructing pourpoints.

   Synonym: pourpointing

   • 1840, Charles Henry Hartshorne, An Endeavour to Classify the Sepulchral Remains in Northamptonshire; Or, A Discourse on Funeral Monuments in that County, page 36:

     The Cuisses of Sir Thomas Cheyne, are of Pourpointerie. His Sabbatons or shoes of mail are formed of small overlaying pieces of steel, like scales: they are imbricated Sabbatons, tegulated Sollerets, laminated Poulains , or scaly  […]

   • 1855, John Hewitt, Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: from the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the 13. Century with Illustrations, page 134:

     In this tapestry , three other modes of clothing the leg are seen: in some figures the crossing lines forming lozenges are found, which we have assumed to be pourpointerie; in others appear the fasciæ, or winding bands, […]

   • 1858, The Gentleman's Magazine, page 586:

     […] armour of plate; a defence composed of metal strips fixed on leather or pourpointerie; a quilted garment with studs on the surface; a variety, in which studs and strips of metal overlie a quilted defence; […]