chausses

American  

[shohs] / ʃoʊs /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. medieval armor of mail for the legs and feet.

2. tights worn by men in medieval times over the legs and feet.

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chausses British  

/ ʃəʊs /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) a tight-fitting medieval garment covering the feet and legs, usually made of chain mail

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Etymology

Origin of chausses

1350–1400; Middle English chauces < Middle French, plural of chauce ≪ Latin calceus shoe, equivalent to calc- (stem of calx ) heel + -eus -eous

Example Sentences

Some also wore chausses, or leggings and, by the 15th century, the two pieces more or less became one.

From National Geographic • Jan. 9, 2024

Ancient Egyptians had schenti, Romans wore subligaculum, and the Medieval world embraced braies and chausses before the introduction of the codpiece during the Renaissance.

From National Geographic • Jan. 9, 2024

Lors firent apporter les armes, & armerent le cheuallier du fort haulbert, & des chausses qui trop estoyent longues & lees; Next day, the hosts are again armed for battle.

From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)

The other figures are in hauberks and chausses, and generally bear, in point of costume, much resemblance to the figures on the famous Bayeux tapestry.

From Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them by Heath, Sidney

He was dressed in a crimson doublet, with chausses, or breeches, of yellow satin.

From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 by Prescott, William Hickling