Lexicographical Neighbors of Poulaines
Literary usage of Poulaines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1827)
"... and when men became tired of these pointed shoes, which were called poulaines,
they adopted others in their stead, denominated duck-bills. ..."
2. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages, and During the by P. L. Jacob (1876)
"Knights and squires, and even the varlets, wore silk or velvet doublets; and
almost every one, especially at court, wore poulaines nine inches or more in ..."
3. The Book of Costume: Or, Annals of Fashion; from the Earliest Period to the by Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Wilton, Lady of rank (1846)
"The chausses were quite tight to the feet, and usually terminated by poulaines.
To finish the costume of these élégants of the fifteenth century, ..."
4. Costume in England: A History of Dress from the Earliest Period Till the by Frederick William Fairholt (1846)
"His tight hose are similar to the ancient chausses; and his long-pointed toes,
now called poulaines, are as indicative of dandyism as the profusion of rings ..."
5. Memoirs of the Rival Houses of York and Lancaster, Historical and by Emma Roberts (1827)
"... and when men became tired of these pointed shoes, which were called poulaines,
they adopted others in their stead denominated duck-bills. ..."
6. Costume in England: A History of Dress from the Earliest Period Until the by Frederick William Fairholt (1860)
"His tight hose are similar to the ancient chausses ; and his long-pointed toes,
now called poulaines, are as indicative of dandyism as the profusion of ..."
7. History of British Costume: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the by James Robinson Planché (1847)
"No one under the estate of a lord was permitted to wear the indecently short
jackets, gowns, &c. mentioned by Monstrelet, or pike or poulaines to his shoes ..."
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