VAMPLATE
\vˈample͡ɪt], \vˈampleɪt], \v_ˈa_m_p_l_eɪ_t]\
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By Noah Webster.
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vam'pl[=a]t, n. the iron plate through which the lance passed, serving as a protection to the hand when the lance was couched. [Fr. avant-plat--avant, before, plat, plate.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry