alwhite

English

Alwite of Wilhem IV von Gotland

Alternative forms

• alwite, alwyte

Etymology

From Middle English alwite; equivalent to all +‎ white.

Adjective

alwhite (not comparable)

1. (rare, of armor) Composed of polished steel plates covering most or all of the body without a surcoat or other covering; white; pertaining to white armor.
   • 1975, Richard W. Barber, The Knight and Chivalry, Rowman & Littlefield Pub Incorporated:

     […] and the complete body armour of polished steel (alwhite armour) in which the Pre-Raphaelite painters clad […]

   • 1998, Matthew Bennett, Peter Connolly, John Gillingham, John Lazenby, The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient & Medieval Warfare, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 339:

     […] white armour (or alwhite armour) [is a] complete set of plate armour worn in […]

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:alwite.
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:alwyte.

See also

• Chinese 爛銀鎧 / 烂银铠 (lànyínkǎi, “bright and shiny armor; armor that is as sparkling as silver”)