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名詞

pixane (複数形 pixanes)

1. Alternative form of pisane
   • 2013, Mysti Parker, Hearts in Exile, Lulu.com (→ISBN), page 87:

     The pixane collar tightened again, and I yanked at it, needing more air than it would allow. “I wouldn't worry,” Sir Wynn said.

   • 2016, Andrew Coddington, Strategic Inventions of the Crusades, Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC (→ISBN), page 50:

     In addition to his horse, a knight's other important equipment was his armor. […] he might also wear mail gloves (mitons), leggings (chausses), and a hood (coif) or collar (pixane) to complete his ensemble.

   • 2019, J. R. Tomlin, Noble Traitor: A Historical Novel of Scotland, Albannach Publishing

     As Kirkpatrick sorted the armor, they could hear the increasing hubbub of the crowd. […] He pulled on his mail coif, and Kirkpatrick helped him into the pixane that added protection to his neck and upper chest.

Further reading

• 2014, Hunt Janin, Ursula Carlson, Mercenaries in Medieval and Renaissance Europe, McFarland (→ISBN), page 176:

  Pixane. A mail collar.