alecte (1300)
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alecte (1300)

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[ FEW: 24,283b ala; Gdf: 1,188a ailete; GdfC: 8,59a ailete; TL: 1,238 aillet; DEAF:  ele 1 (elete); DMF:  ailette; TLF:  ailette; OED:  ailette n.; MED:  alet n.; DMLBS: 60c aletta ]
alette  

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1armourcostumemil.ailette, shoulder-plate or protective piece of leather worn over the shoulder: 
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  Blanche cote e blanches alectes Escu blanc e baniere blanche Portoit o la vermeille manche  111.418
( 1313 )  Item, autres divers garnementz des armes le dit Pieres, ovek les alettes garniz et frettez de perles  ii 203
( 1319-22 )  .iiij. peire de alettes des armes le counte de Hereford  349
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