Hypertext Webster Gateway: "umbrere"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Umbrere \Um*brere\, Umbriere \Um*briere\, n. [F. ombre a shade,
L. umbra; cf. F. ombrelle a sunshade, OF. also ombri[`e]re.
See {Umbrella}.]
In ancient armor, a visor, or projection like the peak of a
cap, to which a face guard was sometimes attached. This was
sometimes fixed, and sometimes moved freely upon the helmet
and could be raised like the beaver. Called also {umber}, and
umbril. [Obs.]

But only vented up her umbriere. --Spenser.


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