Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
jerkin .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word jerkins.
Examples
-
The idea of a stag hunt evokes chivalry — knights in jerkins and hose, ladies on sidesaddles with wimples and billowing dresses, a white stag symbolizing something-or-other, and Robin Hood getting in the way.
Masters of the Hunt P. J. O'Rourke 2005
-
The idea of a stag hunt evokes chivalry — knights in jerkins and hose, ladies on sidesaddles with wimples and billowing dresses, a white stag symbolizing something-or-other, and Robin Hood getting in the way.
Masters of the Hunt P. J. O'Rourke 2005
-
The more part of the men wore weapons at their sides and had staves in hand, and were clad in short jerkins brown or blue of colour, and looked ready for battle if any moment should call them thereto; but among them were men of different favour and stature from these, taller for the most part, unarmed, and clad in long gowns of fair colours with cloths of thin and gay-coloured web twisted about their heads.
The Well at the World's End: a tale William Morris 1865
-
The Breen wore red refrigerated armor, the Klingons wore nonstandard leather and metal jerkins.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
-
They all wore simple but practical jerkins and jumpsuits, in various colors.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
-
The Breen wore red refrigerated armor, the Klingons wore nonstandard leather and metal jerkins.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
-
They all wore simple but practical jerkins and jumpsuits, in various colors.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
-
Two grooms, dressed in black with the red Tudor rose embroidered on the breast of their jerkins, sprayed the king from head to toe with bottles of lavender flower water.
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
-
Two grooms, dressed in black with the red Tudor rose embroidered on the breast of their jerkins, sprayed the king from head to toe with bottles of lavender flower water.
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
-
Two grooms, dressed in black with the red Tudor rose embroidered on the breast of their jerkins, sprayed the king from head to toe with bottles of lavender flower water.
The Tudors: King Takes Queen Elizabeth Massie 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.