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TASSET

\tˈasɛt], \tˈasɛt], \t_ˈa_s_ɛ_t]\

Definitions of TASSET

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A defense for the front of the thigh, consisting of one or more iron plates hanging from the belt on the lower edge of the corselet.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A defense for the front of the thigh, consisting of one or more iron plates hanging from the belt on the lower edge of the corselet.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

tas'et, n. an overlapping plate from the cuirass protecting the thigh. [O. Fr. tassette--tasse, n pouch--Teut., Old High Ger. tasca, a pouch.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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