Page 259 - Canadian Dominion Directory 1871 - Partie 1-fusionné

Wheel Lwk - A more advanced White Harm - An alternative
type of musket than the matchlock. name for White Armour.
White Amour - Sometimes called Wrapper - A form of reinforcing
Alwyte Armour. Up to the early beaver designed to fit around the
15th century it had been the custom cheek pieces of the amet and
to cover armour wilh a surcoat or covering part of the chest. A strap
jupon. At about this the, however, and buckie secured this piece of
this outer gament ceased to be the heimet. htroduced in the
worn and the Knight thus appeared middle of the 15th century.
with his armour uncovered, cased
virtually in glittering steel from head
to foot. This was known as white
or alwyre amour.