klappvisor
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Partial calque of German Klappvisier
Noun
[edit]klappvisor (plural klappvisors)
- (rare) Alternative form of klappvisier
- 2007, Thomas Quinn, The Sword of Venice: Book Two of The Venetians, Macmillan, →ISBN:
- The two men riding beside Constantine drew their heavy swords and pulled down their klappvisors. He drew a deep breath and pulled down his. Through the eye slits, he could momentarily see Secco point his sword at the enemy men–at–arms […] A second vicious axe blow dented his armet just above the klappvisor, tumbling him off his mount. A loud cheer rose as the few remaining Ferrarese men–at–arms.
- 2019, Kelly DeVries, Niccolò Capponi, Castagnaro 1387: Hawkwood’s Great Victory, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
- Mittle-European coat with long, loose sleeves and wears a bascinet with a klappvisor, somewhat demodée in Italy but still popular north of the Alps. Dal Verme's armour is a combination of up-to-date and earlier pieces, his family's ...