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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
Descripción
Plate armor for the knees, appearing first in the 14th century, consisting of a main cup-shaped piece fitting over the kneecap, often with additional articulated lames above and below it and a side wing on the outer side.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- knieplaten [nl]
- rodilleras [es]
- poleyn [en]
- cops, knee [en]
- knee cops [en]
- knee-cops [en]
- poleynes [en]
- knieplaat [nl]
- rodillera [es]