chausses

This article is about the type of armour. "Chausse" is also an unrelated technical term in heraldry.Chausses ( as formerly naturalized, now more often as modern French ) are armour for the legs, usually made from chainmail. 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 blows.
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La chausse est élément essentiel du costume du Moyen Âge. Elle se porte par paires, couvre les jambes. Le terme désigne depuis le des sortes de bas constitué d'un tube de tissu ou de tricot qui monte jusqu'en haut des cuisses. Elle se porte avec un pourpoint sur lequel elle se fixe grâce à des aiguillettes, des cordonnets ou des rubans.
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chausses
\chausses\ (?), n. pl. [f.] 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.

(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.