See Also: placcate(dictionary)

pernettya (iou) and placcate (iou)


pernettya (iou)



pernettya noun. M19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from A. J. Pernetty (1716-1801), French explorer.]
Any of several small evergreen shrubs of the genus Pernettya (now often included in the genus Gaultheria), of the heath family, of southern temperate regions; esp. P. mucronata, grown for its coloured berries and sometimes planted as cover for game.

placcate (iou)



placcate noun. obsolete exc. Hist. L16.
[App. var. of PLACARD noun. Cf. PLACKET, Anglo-Latin placatum.]
= PLACKET 1. Only in L16.
A piece of armour consisting of a plate worn over the cuirass. Also, a leather jacket or doublet lined with metal strips and worn under the outer armour. Cf. PLACARD noun 3a. M17.