tasse

English

noun
Definitions
  • A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet. Usually the tasse was a plate of iron swinging from the cuirass, but the skirts of sliding splints were also called by this name.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tasse derived from Old French tasse derived from Frankish *taska (pouch) derived from Proto-Germanic *taskǭ (bag, pouch).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*taskǭ

Gloss

bag, pouch

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

袋

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