cuissard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kwisɑɹ(d)/
Meanings
-
An armor leg-guard or thigh-guard.
His looks anxiously followed the men as, upon given signals, they disappeared and returned with a fresh supply of cuissards, brassards, gorgets, knee and breast plates, groaning under the weight […]
1843, Magic, Magic and Mesmerism: An Episode of the Eighteenth Century, and Other Tales, page 212:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cuissart | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cuissards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |