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haute pieces

haute pieces is the plural of haute piece.

Meaning of haute piece

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
  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

Questions about haute pieces

What is haute pieces the plural of?
Haute pieces is the plural of haute piece.

Words near haute pieces in the dictionary

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

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