purpoynt
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Meaker — This interesting surname is of pre 7th Century Anglo Saxon (Germanic) origins, and derives from the topographical word Mucke . The literal meaning is the muddy place but as in the period before the draining of lands became common, all places were … Surnames reference
Meatcher — This interesting surname is of pre 7th Century Anglo Saxon (Germanic) origins, and derives from the topographical word Mucke . The literal meaning is the muddy place but as in the period before the draining of lands became common, all places were … Surnames reference
pourpoint — [poor′point΄] n. [ME purpoynt < OFr porpoint, orig., perforated: altered (based on pour, for) < VL * perpunctus, pp. of * perpungere < L per , through (see PER1) + pungere, to prick: see POINT] a quilted doublet worn in the late Middle… … English World dictionary
pourpoint — I. ˈpu̇rˌpȯint, rpˌwant noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English purpoynt, from Middle French pourpoint, from Old French porpoint, from porpoint, adjective, quilted, embroidered, alteration (influenced by Old French pour for) of (assumed) Vulgar… … Useful english dictionary
