Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In armor, that part of a helmet which protects the neck.
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Princess Salm-Salm, in her gray-and-silver uniform, sitting her horse like a female centaur -- truly a picturesque figure, with her white couvre-nuque glistening under the tropical sun.
Maximilian in Mexico Sara Yorke Stevenson 1884
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