pixane

English

Noun

pixane (plural 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.
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