platelegs
platelegs noun: plate armour for legs.
Noun
platelegs pl (plural only)
- Plate armour for legs.
- Dansel said “oh yes, could you buy me two hundred thousand sheets of steel metal and send it to Elfcidem. Could you give them a message asking them if they would make: eight thousand helmets, bodyplates, platelegs, gauntlets and boots?” […] He then used the large paintbrush to finish off coating...2012, Daniel Cade, The Last Pure Warrior, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, pages 43–46
- He bit back a cry of pain and slammed his fist against the set of platelegs that swiftly followed, allowing both of them to clatter down the staircase and land on the carpet with a pair of clatters. […] The woman wasn’t capable of blocking this attack and with a sharp shearing sound, Circle’s sword...2012, Jonathan Leung, “Upon A Falling Star”, in Joe Ducie, editor, Unbowed, Unbroken, Unrelenting: An Antihero Anthology, Perth, W.A.: Dark Lord Publishing, published 2013, →ISBN, pages 206–207
- Synonyms:
- legplates
Examples of platelegs in a sentence
- Some rows of helmets, some of platelegs, bodyplates, gauntlets and boots.2012, Daniel Cade, The Last Pure Warrior, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, pages 43–46:
- The armor may not cover Damien’s full body, as his arms are mostly exposed aside from the Gloftór on one, but the platelegs and boots do give a rather ominous sound to the room as he walks forward.2020, T. D. Cannon, “Stone Pressed”, in Artésque: The Crystoreeñ Rises, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN:
- Platelegs Shop […] The weaponry introduced the first throwing ring, and only the level 221 TzHaar-Ket dropped the original platelegs, platebody and helmet.2021 October, Alex Calvin, RuneScape: The First 20 Years—An Illustrated History, Milwaukie, Ore.: Dark Horse Books, →ISBN, pages 37–38:
Synonyms of platelegs
Origin of platelegs
From plate + legs.
Questions about platelegs
- What does platelegs mean?
- Platelegs means plate armour for legs.
- How do you use platelegs in a sentence?
- Some rows of helmets, some of platelegs, bodyplates, gauntlets and boots.
- What part of speech is platelegs?
- Platelegs is a noun.
Words near platelegs in the dictionary
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