alwhite

English
Alwite of Wilhem IV von Gotland

Alternative forms

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”)
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