CUISSE


Meaning of CUISSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwis ]

noun

also cuish ˈkwish

Etymology: Middle English cusseis, plural, from Anglo-French quisez, plural of quissel, from quisse thigh, from Latin coxa hip — more at coxa

Date: 15th century

: a piece of plate armor for the front of the thigh — see armor illustration

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