noun
- short skirt-like garments worn by men in medieval times, especially as part of armor
Usage: historical; archaic
Examples
- The knight’s tonlets provided protection while allowing mobility in battle.
- Medieval armor often included tonlets made of metal plates.
- The museum displayed suits of armor with decorative tonlets.
- Tonlets were practical garments for mounted warriors.
- The blacksmith crafted tonlets from overlapping steel segments.