1) Medieval armour
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Chausses (s; lang) are armour for the legs, usually made from mail. They could extend to the knee or cover the entire leg. Chausses were the standard type of metal leg armour during most of the European Middle Ages. Chausses offered flexible protection that was effective against slashing weapons. However, the wearer felt the full force of crushing...
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mail coverings for the lower legs and feet
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• (n. pl.) The garment for the legs and feet and for the body below the waist, worn in Europe throughout the Middle Ages; applied also to the armor for the same parts, when fixible, as of chain mail.
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Chausses noun plural [ French] The garment for the legs and feet and for the body below the waist, worn in Europe throughout the Middle Ages; applied also to the armor for the same parts, when fixible, as of chain mail.
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legging made of MAIL
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Chausses were originally thickly-padded trousers, but the term later was applied to chain-mail covering the legs and feet.
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Chausses were a tight covering for the legs and body, reaching to the waist, and worn by almost all men of Europe at one time. They resembled tight pantaloons with feet to them. The name chausses de mailles was given to defensive armour worn on the same parts of the body.
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leg armour used in foot combat.
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medieval armor of mail for the legs and feet. · tights worn by men in medieval times over the legs and feet.
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