tasset, tasse
(noun) one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tasse (plural tasses)
A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet. Usually the tasse was a plate of iron swinging from the cuirass, but the skirts of sliding splints were also called by this name.
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Source: Wiktionary
Tasse, n. Etym: [OF. tassette.]
Definition: A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet.
Note: Usually the tasse was a plate of iron swinging from the cuirass, but the skirts of sliding splints were also called by this name.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 April 2024
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