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cuisse

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kwɪs/
  • /kwiːs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Defensive armour (especially of plate) for the thigh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cuisset, cuissette, cuisser, cush

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

armor plate that protects the thigh

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-eh2 Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh2 Proto-Italic *koksā Late Latin coxa Old French cuisse French cuissebor. English cuisse Borrowed from French cuisse (“thigh”), from Old French cuisse, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh2, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh2. Compare French cuissard, Old French cuissot (“armour for the thigh, cuish”). Doublet of coxa.