Headword:
tepozmatlahuipilli.
Principal English Translation:
metal mesh for use as armor (see Molina); coats of mail
Orthographic Variants:
tepuzmatlauipilli, tepuzmatlahuipilli
Attestations from sources in English:
tzinacantopilli, in tepuztlavitolli, in tepuzmitl: yoā no vncan maceoaloc in tepuzquacalalatli, in tepuzvipilli, in tepuzmatlavipilli, in eoachimalli, in tepuchimalli, in quauhchimalli = halberds, crossbows, crossbow, bolts. And also they acquired there iron helmets, iron cuirasses, coats of mail, leather shields, metal shields, wooden shields.
(Mexico City, sixteenth century)
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