Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Plate armor worn to protect the front of the thigh.
WordNet 3.0
- n. armor plate that protects the thigh
Etymologies
- Middle English quisse, probably back-formation from quisseues, pl. of quisseu, cuisse, from Old French quisseuz, pl. of quissel, from quisse, thigh, from Latin coxa, hip. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Mon-Sat noon-3pm & 7pm-12: 30am Tel: 01 40 22 09 09 www. lejgo.com Clotilde Dusoulier Le Petit Pascal's cuisse de canard, or duck thigh.”
“Ben non moi elle est bien cachée sur ma cuisse droite et pis c tout!!”
“Pis si vous voulez j'ai aussi une scarif 'sur la cuisse ...”
“Mes jambes sont gonflées, mes pieds sont rouge plein d'ampoules, j'ai des bleu partout les cuisse les poignet les bras ...”
“There were loud regrets that a cuisse de chevreuil had not been marinée; in fact, an infect odour of the”
“He was dressed in a dark-green dress coat, knee breeches of the color of cuisse de nymphe effrayee, as he called it, shoes, and silk stockings.”
“So,' India raised her voice, teeth gleaming over a herb-dusted cuisse, 'was Betty Bracken in tears?”
“Lifting out a cuisse by its leather strap, Tika stood up and, turning around, hurled the polished metal straight at Cara - mon.”
“The low chant of the _cuisse rompue_ is especially pathetic.”
“Heaven, where are these sortis de la cuisse de Jupiter, Mr. Froude?”
West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas
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250 Further Spelling Words
Another compilation of spelling words suitable for intermediate to advanced spellers.
venturi, aesir, affenpinscher, rottweiler, amanuensis, balletomane, hansard, sangfroid, yukata, capriccio, cuisse, heriot and 237 more...
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Vocab
Words that I come across, and go blank, or want to clarify.
nefarious, edifice, malevolent, ostensible, folderol, bauble, livid, amnesty, calculus, saddlery, maisonette, cuisse and 423 more...
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things that are medieval and/or English
greaves, baldric, plume, gorget, brassard, cuisse, cuirass, jamb, falchion, fess, helm, puttee
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Military
skunk works, armiger, coistrel, chasseur, bogatyr, vexillum, vivandière, cantiniere, sutler, fantassin, habergeon, cascabel and 65 more...
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the armourer
Armour and weapons, and the occasional soldier.
gauntlet, vambrace, ballista, arbalest, trebuchet, sabre, epee, foil, flamberge, katana, dagger, switchblade and 80 more...
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Rice Finds
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