chausses
Americannoun
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medieval armor of mail for the legs and feet.
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tights worn by men in medieval times over the legs and feet.
noun
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
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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
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
On which the essayist's comment is "Tout cela ne va pas trop mal; mais quoy! ils ne portent point de hault de chausses," a truly Rabelaisian reason for their want of intellect!
From The Story of Rouen by Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
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 William Hickling Prescott
Knight in surcoat, mail hauberk and chausses, shield on left side.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Percy Dearmer
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