ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POURPOINT
From Old French, from pourpoindre to stick, from pour- variant of par-, from Latin per through + poindre to pierce, from Latin pungere to puncture.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POURPOINT»
Discover the use of
pourpoint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pourpoint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World ...
This garment, which evolved to be worn as an outer garment by men, was a short
, fitted costume called a pourpoint that reached to the hips. The word pourpoint
has a functional origin, meaning "pour les points," or in English, "for points.
2
British Costume from Earliest Times to 1820
Gloucester, afterwards Richard III., wears the fashionable pourpoint, or short
jacket of the period. The term “pourpoint,” strictly speaking, signifies any garment,
no matter the shape, which is made by sewing or quilting two layers of material ...
Mrs. Charles H. Ashdown, 2012
3
Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art
The term pourpoint, although used loosely, correctly refers to the tightly-fitted
fashion in which the wearer's hose were attached directly to the upper- body
garment by cords sewn into the lining or, more precisely, by points— laces with
metal ...
Janetta Rebold Benton, 2009
4
Daily Life in Portugal in the Late Middle Ages
5 The pourpoint, or gipon, or doublet (porponto, gibao, or jubao; from Fr.
pourpoint, gipon, and joupon), appears as courteous dress about the middle of
the fourteenth century (Fig. 30). It corresponded, loosely speaking, to the modern
shirt.
Antonio Henrique R. de Oliveira Marques, 1971
5
Survey of Historic Costume
COSTUME COMPONENTS FOR MEN: 14th CENTURY GARMENTS Pourpoint
The pourpoint (pour-pwant') was also called a doublet (dub'let) or gipon (jhi-pahn
'). This close-fitting, sleeveless garment with a padded front originated as military
...
Phyllis G. Tortora, Keith Eubank, 2010
6
French Women Poets of Nine Centuries: The Distaff and the Pen
dialogue d'un pourpoint et d'un robon qui jadis furent robes pourpoint Seigneur
robon faict de nouveau, Où allez vous si bien en poinct? Quoy? Vous ne me
respondez point? L'orgueil vous trouble le cerveau. robon Seigneur, je vous
requiers ...
7
British costume during 19 centuries, civil and ecclesiastical
Gloucester, afterwards Richard III., wears the fashionable pourpoint, or short
jacket of the period. The term “pourpoint,” strictly speaking, signifies any garment,
no matter the shape, which is made by sewing or quilting two layers of material ...
8
Arms & Armour in Spain: A Short Survey
The details of the lorigas represented in Las Cantigas are not to be seen in their
full extention, because the lorigas mostly are covered more or less by the surcoat,
pourpoint, perpunte, in this period a long and loose coat, as a rule sleeveless, ...
Ada Bruhn de Hoffmeyer, M.A., D.PH.
9
Tudor Costume and Fashion
The jackets or pourpoints of both these figures resemble those described in
Chapter I. The man in Fig. 221 wears his shirt projecting between his pourpoint
and the hosen. The sleeves of these pourpoints are shaped as shown in Fig. 35.
Fig.
10
Oeuvres de William Shakespeare
Voilà le pourpoint hors de ligne.A présent, pourpoint, vous êtes sous la ligne;
vouscourez risquede perdre vos crins et de devenir un faucon chauve20. Note
20: Mistress line, isnot this my jerkin?Now isthejerkin underthe line: now jerkin,
youare ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POURPOINT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
pourpoint is used in the context of the following news items.
Tippecanoe County seeks bicentennial torchbearers
“It goes much beyond what an Olympic torch has done before, which is really neat,” said Timothée Pourpoint, a professor of aeronautical and ... «Journal and Courier, May 15»
Education: Gare à la flagellation!
On ne le dira jamais assez, quand vous interrogez à brûle pourpoint un élève vous voyant atterrir de l'extérieur devant sa table, sur des mots et ... «L'Économiste, Apr 15»
Soeur Béatrice Naud souffle 110 chandelles!
Lorsqu'on lui souhaite longue vie, soeur Béatrice s'empresse de conclure à brûle-pourpoint: «On en a déjà fait un bon bout!», s'exclame celle ... «LaPresse.ca, Apr 15»
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
Malgré cette phase lancé à brûle pourpoint dans Hood Politics, il semble bien que ce soit précisément cette dimension politique qui a pris le ... «Pause Musicale, Mar 15»
Engineering students work to create racing torch for the 2016 …
Students in Professor Timothée Pourpoint's senior design project, supervised by School of Aeronautics and Astronautics associate professor ... «Purdue Exponent, Feb 15»
New Purdue propulsion facilities to expand jet-engine research
... or mechanical engineering, and aeronautics and astronautics; and Timothée Pourpoint, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics. «Purdue Newsroom, Feb 15»
Purdue engineers devising a most modern torch for Indiana's …
Although plans for the bicentennial still are in the works, an interdisciplinary group of eight students in Pourpoint's senior design class have ... «Indianapolis Star, Feb 15»
Purdue carrying the torch for Indiana's bicentennial
Although plans for the bicentennial still are in the works, an interdisciplinary group of eight students in Pourpoint's senior design class have ... «Journal and Courier, Feb 15»
Churchill: les coulisses de son discours pro-européen à Zurich
... Raynaud, président du Conseil jusqu'en 1940), «Tout à coup, il se tourna vers moi et, à brûle-pourpoint, me dit: 'J'aime beaucoup votre pays. «swissinfo.ch, Feb 15»
Le Canada et le monde: de bonnes (et de moins bonnes) relations
Durant une brève rencontre entre les deux hommes, M. Harper a déclaré à brûle-pourpoint au président Poutine: «Sortez de l'Ukraine.» Cette ... «LaPresse.ca, Dec 14»
