corselet

Significat (Anglès)

1. Armor for the body, for example a breastplate and backpiece taken together.
2. An entire suit of armor, made up chiefly of the breastplate and backpiece worn with a headpiece and with a gorget, pauldrons, vambraces, gauntlets, and tassets attached.
3. A tight-fitting item of clothing which covers the body and not the limbs.
4. A type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette.
5. The thorax of an insect.

Conceptes

cuirassa

Sinònims

armour

corset

stays

corslet

cuirass

breastplate

armor

sheeting

shield

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thorax

defensive covering

plate armor

armature

corslet-man

chest

coat of mail

harness

mail

plate armour

sheathing

Traduccions

thorax

combiné

Küraß

Panzer

Panzerung

Rüstung

Korselett

θώρακας

πανοπλία

μικρός θώρακας

μικρός στηθόδεσμος

στηθόδεσμος

armure

corselet

armatura

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkɔːslət/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From French corselet, from cors, an archaic spelling of corps (“body”).