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noun
A piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
The arch over the dam of a blast furnace; the tymp arch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a piece of armor plate below the breastplate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour
History
From Middle English fold (“enclosure”). Doublet of fold.
