codpiece
(noun) (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men’s tight-fitting breeches
Source: WordNet® 3.1
codpiece (plural codpieces)
A part of male dress in the 15th and 16th centuries, worn in front of the breeches to cover the male genitals.
A conspicuous protection for the male genitals in a suit of plate armor.
Source: Wiktionary
Cod"piece`, n. Etym: [Cod, n., piece.]
Definition: A part of male dress in front of the breeches, formerly made very conspicuous. Shak. Fosbroke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
