Etymology

ailette

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Today it means: A small square piece of armour, normally made of boiled leather, worn on the shoulders of knights. Full definition →

French ailette
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  1. French · borrowed fromailette
  2. English todayailette

Borrowed from French ailette, diminutive of aile (“wing”).

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