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pantler one who prepared bread for trenchers and soft bread for
sopping up food
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parapet the outer wall of a walkway along a main wall
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parchment the skin of any animal
which has been prepared as a writing medium.
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patten an undersole usually of wood which was strapped under the
normal footwear to protect it in wet conditions
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pavise large free-standing shield used primarily by crossbowmen
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pell a vertical pole designed for sword training. Practice at the
pell. Pell-mell is derived from this word
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pickerel small pike (fish)
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pilaster a shallow pier against a wall to strengthen it
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plackart armour - plate covering the lower torso below and
overlaping the breastplate
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plate the generic term for armour made from metal plates,
articulated at the joints.
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poleyn armour - articulated plate covering the knee
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portcullis a lattice made of metal or wood which is dropped to block
a passage
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postern a small rear door
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purpure Purple in heraldry
