fauld

Faulds are a piece of plate armour worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips. They take the form of bands of metal surrounding both legs, potentially surrounding the entire hips in a form similar to a skirt.
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Noun
1. a piece of armor plate below the breastplate
(hypernym) armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour
(part-holonym) body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract

Hoops of steel used to defend the hips, abdomen and lower back; attached to a a breastplate . Tassets extended downwards to protect the lower hips. Taken together with the breast and backplates, they formed the cuirass or body defense of the 14th and 15th century. During the 14th century faulds were sometimes covered in cloth using many rivets , or sometimes to leather. The practice was continued into the 15th century with increasing rarity.

skirt of overlapping lames riveted to leather and protecting the wearer below the waist, usually attached to a breastplate