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haute piece

haute piece noun: synonym of passguard, neck guard (plate on shoulder-armor to protect neck).

Noun

haute piece (plural haute pieces)

  1. (rare) Synonym of passguard, neck guard (plate on shoulder-armor to protect neck)
    • The elbow pieces are modest in size, well-jointed and practical in appearance. The shoulders are well protected and the haute pieces high, particularly on the left side. The sabatons are rounded […]1976, Middlesex Archaeological Society, Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, London
    • Field Armor of the “Maximilian” form (consisting of close helmet with rondel, collar, breastplate with folding lance-rest and riveted tassets, backplate, pauldrons with haute pieces, vambraces, and […]1992, Peter Krenn, Walter J. Karcheski, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Imperial Austria: Treasures of Art, Arms & Armor from the State of Styria, Te Neues Publishing Group
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haute, piece.
    • Over the last five years, Japanese photographer Shoichi Aoki documented these fashion mavens, who combine haute pieces with homemade accessories, and printed them in ...2001, CMJ New Music Monthly, page 23
    • Don't even think about handling the hangers in a careless way; if the haute pieces (1920s-1990s) don't already scream "Handle with care!", Rita might. The delicate designer darlings, […]2004, Gary Baum, Victoria Namkung, Where to Wear: Los Angeles 2005, Where to Wear Global, →ISBN

Examples of haute piece in a sentence

  • And before Pedro de los Ríos fell, he struck Pedro de Silva on the left pauldron, near the haute piece and he pierced a piece of it.2013, Chris Dobson, San Romano: The Art of War, Chris Dobson, →ISBN, page 110:
  • The pauldron on his left shoulder has an haute piece, or upright neck guard.2021, Keith Christiansen, Carlo Falciani, Andrea Bayer, Elizabeth Cropper, Davide Gasparotto, Sefy Hendler, Antonella Fenech Kroke, Tommaso...

Synonyms of haute piece

Forms of haute piece

pluralhaute pieces
alternative formhaute-piece

Origin of haute piece

From French haute pièce.

Questions about haute piece

What does haute piece mean?
Haute piece means synonym of passguard, neck guard (plate on shoulder-armor to protect neck).
How do you use haute piece in a sentence?
And before Pedro de los Ríos fell, he struck Pedro de Silva on the left pauldron, near the haute piece and he pierced a piece of it.
What part of speech is haute piece?
Haute piece is a noun.
What is the plural of haute piece?
The plural of haute piece is haute pieces.

Words near haute piece in the dictionary

  1. haute bourgeoisies
  2. haute couture
  3. haute cuisine
  4. haute culture
  5. haute ecole
  6. haute piece
  7. haute pieces
  8. haute-contre
  9. Haute-Corse
  10. Haute-Garonne
  11. Haute-Loire

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