CUISSE

cuisse

(noun) armor plate that protects the thigh

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cuisse (plural cuisses)

Alternative form of cuish (“thigh armour”)

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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