codpiece

[ kod-pees ]

/ ˈkɒdˌpis /

noun

(in the 15th and 16th centuries) a flap or cover for the crotch in men's hose or tight-fitting breeches, usually matching the costume and often decorated.

Obsolete. penis.

Origin of codpiece

1400–50; late Middle English. See cod², piece

Words nearby codpiece

codomain, codominance, codominant, codominant inheritance, codon, codpiece, co-driver, codswallop, Co Durham, cod war, Cody

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Example sentences from the Web for codpiece

In saying this, he took the head and held it warm foregainst his codpiece, that the wind might not enter into it.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
Why, what a ruthless thing is this in him, for the rebellion of a codpiece to take away the life of a man!
Measure for Measure|William Shakespeare
Farewell, Friar John, I recommend the care of my codpiece to you.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
Will you maintain, quoth Pantagruel, that the codpiece is the chief piece of a military harness?
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

British Dictionary definitions for codpiece

codpiece

/ (ˈkɒdˌpiːs) /

noun

a bag covering the male genitals, attached to hose or breeches by laces, etc, worn in the 15th and 16th centuries

Word Origin for codpiece

C15: from cod ² + piece

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单词	codpiece
释义	codpiece [ kod-pees ] / ˈkɒdˌpis / noun (in the 15th and 16th centuries) a flap or cover for the crotch in men's hose or tight-fitting breeches, usually matching the costume and often decorated. Obsolete. penis. Origin of codpiece 1400–50; late Middle English. See cod², piece Words nearby codpiece codomain, codominance, codominant, codominant inheritance, codon, codpiece, co-driver, codswallop, Co Durham, cod war, Cody Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for codpiece In saying this, he took the head and held it warm foregainst his codpiece, that the wind might not enter into it. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais Why, what a ruthless thing is this in him, for the rebellion of a codpiece to take away the life of a man! Measure for Measure\|William Shakespeare Farewell, Friar John, I recommend the care of my codpiece to you. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais Will you maintain, quoth Pantagruel, that the codpiece is the chief piece of a military harness? Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais British Dictionary definitions for codpiece codpiece / (ˈkɒdˌpiːs) / noun a bag covering the male genitals, attached to hose or breeches by laces, etc, worn in the 15th and 16th centuries Word Origin for codpiece C15: from cod ² + piece Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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