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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cuisse (kwis),USA pronunciation n. [Armor.]- Heraldrya piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
Also, cuish (kwish).USA pronunciation See diag. under armor. - Latin coxa hipbone) + -el noun, nominal suffix
- Old French quisseuz, cuisseus, plural of cuissel, equivalent. to cuisse thigh (
- earlier also cush, plural cushies (the plural cush(i)e-s misanalyzed as cush-(i)es), Middle English quissheu, kusheu, plural quyssewes, cusschewis 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cuisse /kwɪs/, cuish /kwɪʃ/ n - a piece of armour for the thigh
Etymology: 15th Century: back formation from cuisses (plural), from Old French cuisseaux thigh guards, from cuisse thigh, from Latin coxa hipbone |