bleaunt
English
Etymology
From Middle English bleaunt, blehand, blihand, from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "ONF." is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., probably of Germanic origin, from Frankish *blīfald, from *blīo + *faldan, from Proto-Germanic *blīwą + *falþaną.
Compare Old French bliaut, blialt, Medieval Latin blialdus, Middle High German blīant, blīalt. More at English bliaut.
Noun
bleaunt (plural bleaunts)
- (historical) A short tunic or blouse worn in the Middle Ages
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