tasset

[ tas-it ]

noun

, Armor.

1. either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.

tasset

/ ˈtæsɪt; tæs /

noun

1. a piece of armour consisting of one or more plates fastened on to the bottom of a cuirass to protect the thigh

Word History and Origins

Origin of tasset¹

1825–35; < French tassette, Middle French tassete, equivalent to tasse pouch (< Middle High German tasche literally, pendent object) + -ete -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of tasset¹

C19: from French tassette small pouch, from Old French tasse purse

Example Sentences

Tasset, tas′et, n. an overlapping plate from the cuirass protecting the thigh.

From Project Gutenberg

Did they still fight in Bottle Meyers, and was his friend Tasset on the police force yet?

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