Meaning & use
cuisses
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Pieces of medieval armor designed to protect the thighs.
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The knight strapped on his cuisses before mounting his horse for the joust.
The museum's suit of armor was missing one of its original cuisses.
A note on using this word
From French "cuisse," meaning "thigh," the term is used almost exclusively in discussions of medieval and Renaissance armor.
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thigh armor
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