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cuissard

/kwisɑɹ(d)/

cuissard noun: an armor leg-guard or thigh-guard.

Noun

cuissard (plural cuissards)

  1. 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 of cuissard

pluralcuissards
alternative formcuissart

Questions about cuissard

What does cuissard mean?
Cuissard means an armor leg-guard or thigh-guard.
What part of speech is cuissard?
Cuissard is a noun.
How do you pronounce cuissard?
Cuissard is pronounced /kwisɑɹ(d)/.
What is the plural of cuissard?
The plural of cuissard is cuissards.

Words near cuissard in the dictionary

  1. cuisine
  2. cuisines
  3. cuisinier
  4. cuisiniers
  5. Cuisnahuat
  6. cuissard
  7. cuissards
  8. cuissart
  9. cuissarts
  10. cuisse
  11. cuisser

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