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- noun Plural form of
Almain .
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Examples
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Ay, and then there was Martin Swart I have heard my grandfather talk of, and of the jolly Almains whom he commanded, with their slashed doublets and quaint hose, all frounced with ribands above the nether-stocks.
Kenilworth 2004
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The emperor [he meaneth Iulianus] as then remaining at Paris, and hauing his mind troubled with manie cares, doubted to go to the aid of them beyond the sea, as we haue shewed that Constantius did, least he should leaue them in Gallia without a ruler, the Almains being euen then prouoked and stirred vp to crueltie and warre.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (4 of 8) The Fovrth Booke Of The Historie Of England Raphael Holinshed
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Also it was ordained that the battles of Almains should abide still on horseback to comfort the marshals, if need were, whereof the earl of Sarrebruck, the earl of Nidau and the earl of
Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) Thomas Malory Jean Froissart
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In the morning [6] the day of the battle certain Frenchmen and Almains perforce opened the archers of the prince's battle and came and fought with the men of arms hand to hand.
Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) Thomas Malory Jean Froissart
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Ye have heard before how the Almains in the French host were appointed to be still a-horseback.
Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) Thomas Malory Jean Froissart
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These princes and lords made them ready with great number of men o£ arms, of Almains, Bohemians and Luxemburgers, and so came to the French king.
Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) Thomas Malory Jean Froissart
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There was a great battle but the Almains who surrounded the city were defeated and the Emperor yielded and forgave
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Also it was ordained that the battles of Almains should abide still on horseback to comfort the marshals, if need were, whereof the earl of Sarrebruck, the earl of Nidau and the earl of Nassau were captains.
The Battle of Poitiers. Of the Order of the Frenchmen before the Battle of Poitiers 1909
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These princes and lords made them ready with great number of men of arms, of Almains, Bohemians and Luxemburgers, and so came to the French king.
The Campaign of Crecy. Of the Great Assembly That the French King Made to Resist the King of England 1909
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In the morning6 the day of the battle certain Frenchmen and Almains perforce opened the archers of the princes battle and came and fought with the men of arms hand to hand.
The Campaign of Crecy. Of the Battle of Cressy between the King of England and the French King 1909
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