|
|
Definition of Tasse
1. Noun. One of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs.
Generic synonyms: Armor Plate, Armor Plating, Armour Plate, Plate Armor, Plate Armour
Group relationships: Body Armor, Body Armour, Cataphract, Coat Of Mail, Suit Of Armor, Suit Of Armour
Definition of Tasse
1. n. A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet.
Definition of Tasse
1. Noun. A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet. Usually the tasse was a plate of iron swinging from the cuirass, but the skirts of sliding splints were also called by this name. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tasse
1. tasset [n -S] - See also: tasset
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tasse
| tasking taskings tasklist taskmaster taskmasters taskmistress taskmistresses tasks taskwork taskworks | taslet taslets tasmania tasmanian |
Literary usage of Tasse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"[< F. tasse, cup: see ta«s2.] A drinking-cup. [Lowland Scotch.] Go fetch to me
a pint o' wine, And nil it in a silver tassie. ..."
2. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Matthew Paris, Roger (1841)
"... panem suum in terra aliena cum dolore compulsus est mendicare ? Sed for- tasse,
quia nemo repente fit summus, haec ejus fuerunt tormenta ..."
Other Resources:
