Meaning & use
Cuissard
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A piece of plate armor designed to protect the thigh, worn as part of a knight's full suit of armor.
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The museum displayed a fifteenth-century cuissard alongside the rest of the knight's armor.
Blacksmiths shaped each cuissard individually to fit the wearer's leg.
A note on using this word
A variant of the more common English term "cuisse," both derived from the French "cuisse," meaning "thigh."
Words with a similar meaning
thigh armorcuisse
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