Meaning & use
couter
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A piece of plate armor designed to protect the elbow.
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The blacksmith hammered out a new couter to replace the knight's damaged armor.
Museum visitors examined the intricately engraved couter from the suit of 15th-century armor.
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From Old French "coute," meaning "elbow," the couter was a key articulated piece allowing knights to bend their arms in battle.
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elbow armor
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