moton

See also: Moton, motón, and motön

English

Etymology

Middle English moton, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French, compare Norman moton (“chin”), from Old French menton (“chin; mentonnière, chinguard (of a helmet)”); alternatively, compare mouton (“sheepskin”).

Noun

moton (plural motons)

1. (military, historical) A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.
   • 1848, Herbert Haines, editor, A Manual for the Study of Monumental Brasses [...] in the Possession of the Oxford Architectural Society:

     […] , the pauldrons covered the back of the shoulders, motons were worn over a gusset of mail at the right armpit, and the elbow-plates were of large size.

Further reading

• “moton”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Finnish

Noun

moton

1. genitive singular of motto

Anagrams

• monot

Middle English

Noun

moton

1. Alternative form of motoun

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Old French menton.

Noun

moton m (plural motons)

1. (Jersey, anatomy) chin

Occitan

Alternative forms

• moutoun (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *multo, *multonis, from Gaulish [Term?], from Proto-Celtic *molto-. Compare French mouton.

Pronunciation

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Noun

moton m (plural motons) (Languedoc)

1. sheep

See also

• amontanhatge
• feda, oelha
• pastor

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 430.

Old French

Noun

moton oblique singular, m (oblique plural motons, nominative singular motons, nominative plural moton)

1. Alternative form of mouton