FAULD

Meaning of FAULD in English

/fawld/ , n. Armor.

a piece below the breastplate, composed of lames and corresponding to the culet in back. See diag. under armor .

[ var. of FOLD 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FAULD — ˈfȯld chiefly Scotland variant of fold
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAULD — (n.) The arch over the dam of a blast furnace; the tymp arch.
Английский словарь Webster
FAULD — noun the arch over the dam of a blast furnace; the tymp arch.
Webster English vocab
FAULD — skirt of overlapping lames riveted to leather and protecting the wearer below the waist, usually attached to a breastplate
Medieval English Glossary
TASSET — /tas"it/ , n. Armor. either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAME — lame 1 — lamely , adv. — lameness , n. /laym/ , adj., lamer, lamest , v. , lamed, laming …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CULET — /kyooh"lit/ , n. 1. Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem. 2. Armor. a piece below …
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TASSET (TACES) — 15th century defense for the hips that attached to the fauld; usually a plate of iron or steel, often featuring …
Medieval English Glossary

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