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Definition of Lamboys
1. n. pl. Same as Base,
Definition of Lamboys
1. flexible steel-plates worn like a skirt [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamboys
Literary usage of Lamboys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monumental Brasses by Herbert Walter Macklin (1891)
"At the beginning of Elizabeth's reign the mail skirt was still worn beneath the
lamboys, but was speedily abandoned. The armour of the Stuarts was in all ..."
2. Spanish Arms and Armour: Being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the by Albert Frederick Calvert (1907)
"Foot Armour, with lamboys, belonging to Charles v., with reinforcing Pieces for
Helmet, ....'... 37 A 93. - Foot Armour of Charles v., ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1827)
"... the lamboys made of steel instead of cloth (as they may be actually seen in
the Tower of London, on the armour of Henry VII.), open in front and behind, ..."
4. Costume in England: A History of Dress from the Earliest Period Till the by Frederick William Fairholt (1846)
"lamboys. (Fr. lambeau.) Drapery which hung in folds from the front lasses over
the thighs, ... 270 represents the primitive lamboys, from a figure ..."
5. Costume in England: A History of Dress from the Earliest Period Until the by Frederick William Fairholt (1860)
"lamboys (Fr. lambeau.). Drapery which hung in folds from the front tasses over
the thighs, ... 298 represents the primitive lamboys, from a figure Fig. 298. ..."
6. The National Standard Encyclopedia: A Dictionary of Literature, the Sciences (1888)
"lamboys, 'boiz. In Anc. armor, imitation In steel of the plaited skirts or basée
at one time worn, ^ and which hung over the thighs. Lame, Шт. In armor, ..."
7. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"These skirts have been aM " lamboys " by modern writers on military antiquities,
but tie Fie. 9.—Gothic Style of Armour. Monument of Count Otto IV. of ..."
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