单词 | chausses |
释义 | chaussesn. Historical. With plural agreement. Pantaloons or tight coverings for the legs and feet; esp. of mail, forming part of a knight's armour (in Old French chauces de fer). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > leg armour leg harnessa1382 leg splint1430 chausses1484 leg shield1858 leglet1886 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > tights > types of chausses1484 leggings1809 tights1836 maillot1876 1484 W. Caxton tr. Ordre of Chyualry (1926) vi. 79 Chauces of yron or legge harnoys ben gyuen to a knyght. 1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 14 Thus hathe the Antique recordes of Domus Regni Anglie, ca. 53..the messengers of the kinges howse..shalbe allowed for their Chauses yerely iiijs. viijd. 1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 55 Long stockings or pantaloons with feet to them, called by the Normans ‘Chausses’. 1850 C. Boutell in Gentleman's Mag. ii. 45 The lower limbs have jambarts..strapped over the mail chausses. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1484 |
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