bleaunt

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noun

A short tunic or blouse worn in the Middle Ages

OriginMiddle English bleaunt ← Old Northern French bliaunt ← Germanic →
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Meanings

nounbleaunt (plural bleaunts)

plural bleaunts

  1. historicalA short tunic or blouse worn in the Middle Ages

Origin

  1. Frankish*blīfald
  2. Germanic
  3. Old Northern Frenchbliaunt
  4. Middle Englishbleaunt
  5. Englishbleaunt

From Middle English bleaunt, blehand, blihand, from Old Northern French bliaunt, probably of Germanic origin, from Frankish *blīfald, from *blīu + *faldan. Compare Old French bliaut, blialt, Medieval Latin blialdus, Middle High German blīant, blīalt. More at English bliaut.

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APA

bleaunt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleaunt

MLA

“bleaunt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleaunt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bleaunt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleaunt.

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