chausse

/ʃoʊs/

chausse · name — A surname from French.

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chausse is pronounced /ʃoʊs/.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Chausse.

name

Armor for the legs, usually made of mail, either covering the entire leg from foot to thigh, or variously covering only the thigh or only the calf and foot, with the chausson covering the other half of the leg.e.g.“As the period advanced, the legs were covered with mail chaussons above the knee, and below it with chausses, which were made to cover the feet.” — 1907, British Museum, Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities, Guide to the Mediaeval Room and to the Specimens of Mediaeval and Later Times in the Gold Ornament Room, page 61
A stocking, clothing covering the leg.

Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

chausson 88% match — A piece of armor for the leg and/or foot, chiefly in the form of chainmail covering the thigh above the knee (with the chausse covering the other half of the leg). vs chausse →
enchaussure 67% match — The overlay which makes a shield chaussé. vs chausse →
cuisse 64% match — Defensive armour (especially of plate) for the thigh. vs chausse →
cuissard 62% match — An armor leg-guard or thigh-guard. vs chausse →
jambeau 61% match — A piece of armour for the leg (especially below the knee), a greave. vs chausse →
chaussé 60% match — Shoed; wearing shoes. vs chausse →
chaussure 60% match — Any footwear. vs chausse →
chamfron 57% match — Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears. vs chausse →