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haute-piece

American  
[hoht-pees] / ˈhoʊtˌpis /

noun

Armor.

  1. a standing flange fixed to or formed on a pauldron as a protection for one side of the neck.

Etymology

Origin of haute-piece

1490–1500; < French: literally, high piece

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