almain rivet

== English == === Alternative forms === Almain-rivet, Almain rivet, Almaine rivet, almain-rivet === Etymology === From Almain +‎ rivet, attested 1530 (as almayne ryvettes). Perhaps named for the overlapping plates' sliding on rivets, although it has also been suggested that rivet meant a suit of armor, related to French revêtir. === Pronunciation === see Almain, rivet === Noun === almain rivet (plural almain rivets) A kind of light, flexible plate armour first used in Germany around 1450, designed to be manufactured easily, especially en masse. 1904, Somerset Record Society, Publications, page 178, quoting an earlier tithe: Two tithing corslets furnished, ij pair of almain rivets furnished. […] John Glasse, one almain rivet. John Chapman, one almain rivet. John Hurforde, with others[,] one almain rivet. Heugh Hancoke, a pair of almain rivets. === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Almain rivet”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. === Further reading === === Anagrams === trivial name