chaussons

Noun

chausson (plural chaussons)

1. (historical) A piece of armor for the leg and/or foot, chiefly in the form of chainmail covering the thigh above the knee (with the chausse covering the other half of the leg).
   • This leg armour consisted of three parts — the chaussons with the genouilleres attached, the greaves or leg armour, and the solleret or armed shoe. The knee piece formed part of the chausson, and was strapped on the leg […]1872, Octavius Morgan, Some Account of the Ancient Monuments in the Priory Church, Abergavenny, page 11
2. (historical) A kind of slipper or sock.
   • He leaned down and drew his sabots toward him from their place near the andirons, and slipped them over his chaussons; and as he straightened up, his eyes mechanically sought the mantel above, where in the dusk another pair of sabots stood, little, slender, delicate sabots, carved from red beech.1897, Robert William Chambers, The Mystery of Choice, page 180
3. A French turnover (food).
   • Roll out and form the chaussons
     • Lightly dust a large flat work surface with all-purpose flour. Remove the puff pastry from the refrigerator. Place one sheet of puff pastry on the work surface.2020, Melissa Weller, Carolynn Carreno, A Good Bake: The Art and Science of Making Perfect Pastries, Cakes, Cookies, Pies, and Breads at Home: A Cookbook, Knopf, →ISBN, page 188