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tasset
[ tas-it ]
noun
, Armor.
- either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
tasset
/ ˈtæsɪt; tæs /
noun
- a piece of armour consisting of one or more plates fastened on to the bottom of a cuirass to protect the thigh
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tasset1
C19: from French tassette small pouch, from Old French tasse purse
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Example Sentences
Tasset, tas′et, n. an overlapping plate from the cuirass protecting the thigh.
From Project Gutenberg
Did they still fight in Bottle Meyers, and was his friend Tasset on the police force yet?
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