pourpoint noun & verb.
['pʊǝpɔɪnt] obsolete exc.
Hist. ME.[Old French po(u)rpoint orig. pa. pple of pourpoindre perforate, quilt, from po(u)r- PRO-1 + poindre to prick, ult. from Latin per through + pungere to prick.]A. noun.
1. A close-fitting padded doublet worn by men in the 14th and 15th cents.
ME.2. A quilt, as a bed-covering.
LME-M16.b. verb trans. Make in the style of a pourpoint; quilt.
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