different between civilian vs pourpoint

English

Etymology

From Middle English cyvylien, from Old French civilien.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??v?lj?n/

Noun

civilian (plural civilians)

1. A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.

2. (informal) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity.

3. One skilled in civil law.
   • 1724, Jonathan Swift, Drapier's Letters, 4

     Ancient civilians and writers upon government.

4. A student of civil law at a university or college.
   • 1788, Richard Graves, Recollection of Some Particulars in the Life of the Late William Shenstone

     although he kept his name in the college books, and changed his commoner gown to that of a civilian, yet he had now, I believe, no thoughts of proceeding to any degree; and seldom resided in college any more

Translations

Adjective

civilian (not comparable)

1. Not related to the military, police or other governmental professions.

Translations

English

Etymology

French pourpoint

Noun

pourpoint (plural pourpoints)

1. (historical) A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries.
   • 1905-06, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Nigel

     The old tunic, overtunic and cyclas were too sad and simple for the new fashions, so now strange and brilliant cotehardies, pourpoints, courtepies, paltocks, hanselines and many other wondrous garments, particoloured or diapered, with with looped, embroidered or escalloped edges, flamed and glittered round the King.

2. (historical) A doublet of the 16th and 17th centuries worn by civilians.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu?.pw??/

Noun

pourpoint m (plural pourpoints)

1. (historical) doublet

Derived terms

• à brûle-pourpoint

Further reading

• “pourpoint” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).