codpiece
English
/ˈkɒdˌpiːs/
noun
Definitions
- A part of male dress in the 15th and 16th centuries, worn in front of the breeches to cover the male genitals.
- A conspicuous protection for the male genitals in a suit of plate armor.
Etymology
Compound from English cod (scrotum, imitation, joke, as in m) + English piece.
Origin
English
piece
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- T-piece English
- afterpiece English
- altarpiece English
- apiece English
- armpiece English
- backpiece English
- bailpiece English
- bedpiece English
- broadpiece English
- centerpiece English
- centrepiece English
- cheekpiece English
- chimneypiece English
- cod English
- codder English
- codfish English
- codfishery English
- codhead English
- codless English
- codlet English
- codlike English
- codline English
- codling English
- codology English
- codpieced English
- codswallop English
- conepiece English
- cornerpiece English
- crosspiece English
- crownpiece English
- cuttle English
- depiece English
- earpiece English
- eyepiece English
- facepiece English
- fieldpiece English
- forepiece English
- fourpiece English
- hairpiece English
- handpiece English
- headpiece English
- heelpiece English
- kneepiece English
- lingcod English
- mailpiece English
- mainpiece English
- mantelpiece English
- masterpiece English
- midpiece English
- mistresspiece English
- mouthpiece English
- multipiece English
- namepiece English
- neckpiece English
- nightpiece English
- nosepiece English
- peascod English
- piece English
- pieceless English
- piecemeal English
- piecen English
- piecer English
- pieceth English
- piecewise English
- pieceworker English
- polepiece English
- ridgepiece English
- ringpiece English
- seapiece English
- seedcod English
- showpiece English
- sidepiece English
- solepiece English
- stringpiece English
- tailpiece English
- testpiece English
- thumbpiece English
- timepiece English
- toepiece English
- toppiece English
- tosspiece English
- unpiece English
- wallop English
- workpiece English
- biisi Finnish
- pieza Spanish, Castilian
- cod Middle English
- pece Middle English
- còd Welsh
- pisi Sranan Tongo
- cod
- piece
- codder
- piecer
- codlet
- wallop
- piecen
- apiece
- cuttle
- codhead
- peascod
- lingcod
- seedcod
- unpiece
- pieceth
- codling
- codless
- codline
- depiece
- codfish
- T-piece
- codlike
- toepiece
- codology
- earpiece
- midpiece
- bedpiece
- armpiece
- seapiece
- eyepiece
- toppiece
- forepiece
- timepiece
- workpiece
- bailpiece
- conepiece
- mailpiece
- tailpiece
- facepiece
- fourpiece
- piecemeal
- kneepiece
- headpiece
- hairpiece
- heelpiece
- polepiece
- tosspiece
- codpieced
- nosepiece
- neckpiece
- solepiece
- showpiece
- pieceless
- handpiece
- piecewise
- namepiece
- ringpiece
- testpiece
- backpiece
- mainpiece
- sidepiece
- crownpiece
- broadpiece
- afterpiece
- fieldpiece
- mouthpiece
- nightpiece
- altarpiece
- cheekpiece
- codswallop
- crosspiece
- multipiece
- ridgepiece
- thumbpiece
- codfishery
- stringpiece
- mantelpiece
- masterpiece
- pieceworker
- centrepiece
- centerpiece
- cornerpiece
- chimneypiece
- mistresspiece