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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Etymol. uncertain.]

(Anc. Armor)

A small plate covering the armpit in armor of the 14th century and later.

moton ‎(plural motons)

(military, historical) A small plate covering the armpit in armour of the 14th century and later.

moton

Compare Old French menton.

moton m ‎(plural motons)

moton m ‎(oblique plural motons, nominative singular motons, nominative plural moton)