tace

American  

[tas, teys] / tæs, teɪs /

noun

Armor.

1. tasset.

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tace British  

/ tæs, teɪs /

noun

1. a less common word for tasset

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Etymology

Origin of tace

Variant of tasse; see tasset

Example Sentences

I could not ask for order in the tace of such repartee.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Mum, William—mum; tace is Latin for a candle."

From Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)

I deny that," said the curate; "tace is the imperative mood from tacco, to keep silent.

From The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William

He might have confirmed the relation between dumbness and darkness from the acutest metaphysician among poets, in Dante's ove il sol tace.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 by Various

Oimè sorelle, Procri morta giace, L' alma spirata, e il ciel guardando tace.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.