Befor vs Bevor - What's the difference?
befor | bevor |
(historical) A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.
* 2001 , Paul B. Newman, Daily life in the Middle Ages ,
* 2008 , Christopher Gravett, Knight: Noble Warrior of England 1200-1600 ,
* 2011 , Kerrie Logan Hollihan, Elizabeth I, the People's Queen: Her Life and Times, 21 Activities ,
As a preposition befor
is before.As a noun bevor is
(historical) a portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck, typically in two parts, called upper bevor and lower bevor.bevor
English
(wikipedia bevor)Noun
(en noun)page 210,
- Since gorgets completely encircled the neck, they were usually more articulated than the bevors' to allow for some movement of the neck and head. '''Bevors''' typically were open in back but extended up above the wearer?s jaw on the sides and front. Use of a ' bevor or a gorget depended upon the type of helmet the knight wore.
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- For heavy field use a reinforcing breastplate was sometimes added, together with a wrapper over the upper bevor .
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- Many helmets had an upper part joined with hinges to a bevor , which protected the knight?s lower face and jaw.
