Tilting sockets
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Jerarquía
Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Costume (Hierarchy Name) > costume (mode of fashion) > <costume by function> > protective wear > armor (protective wear) > <armor by form> > body armor > body armor: lower extremities > cuisses
Descripción
Armor pieces used in jousts in the 15th and 16th centuries, consisting of large metal plates, either shield-shaped or thigh-shaped, hung one on either side of the saddle or strapped to each of the combatant's thighs, to protect the thighs and knees.
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Otros términos
- tilting socket [en]
- cuisses, tilting [en]
- Dilgen [en]
- sockets, tilting [en]
- tilting cuisses [en]