"cuisse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kwɪs/, /kwiːs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cuisse.wav Forms: cuisses [plural], cuish [alternative], quish [alternative], quisse [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪs, -iːs Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Italic *koksā Late Latin coxa Old French cuisse French cuissebor. English cuisse Borrowed from French cuisse (“thigh”), from Old French cuisse, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- (“joint, limb”). Compare French cuissard, Old French cuissot (“armour for the thigh, cuish”). Doublet of coxa. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|fr:cuisse<t:thigh>|id=armour|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Italic *koksā Late Latin coxa Old French cuisse French cuissebor. English cuisse Borrowed from French cuisse (“thigh”), from Old French cuisse, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- (“joint, limb”)., {{cog|fr|cuissard}} French cuissard, {{cog|fro|cuissot||armour for the thigh, cuish}} Old French cuissot (“armour for the thigh, cuish”), {{doublet|en|coxa}} Doublet of coxa Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuisse (plural cuisses)
  1. Defensive armour (especially of plate) for the thigh. Synonyms: cuisset, cuissette, cuisser, cush Related terms: quisser, quisset Coordinate_terms: cuissard, chausse, chausson

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