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tasse

 (tăs) also tas·set (tăs′ĭt)
n.
One of a series of jointed overlapping metal splints hanging from a corselet, used as armor for the lower trunk and thighs.

[Possibly French, pouch, from Old French, perhaps ultimately from Vulgar Latin *tasca, task, money pouch; see task.]
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tasset

(ˈtæsɪt) ,

tasse

or less commonly

tace

n
(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a piece of armour consisting of one or more plates fastened on to the bottom of a cuirass to protect the thigh
[C19: from French tassette small pouch, from Old French tasse purse]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tasset - one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighstasset - one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs
armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour - specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole body
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In preparation for the event, William MacMillan, the conservator at the Higgins, recently climbed a ladder to take a close look at the condition of each of the suits of armor, which consist of a breastplate, a backplate, tassets and a helmet with a down-turned brim.
Comprising a close helmet, breastplate and tassets (thigh protectors), backplate, gorget (collar) and shoulder plates, the suit is associated with a number of finely-etched north German armours made in the early 1560s for the dukes of Brunswick, their court and their men-at-arms.
It began with a twelve-foot-high sculpture in painted wax and steel--a rendering of a cherry tree in the Tassets' garden.
He is pictured wearing particularly fine Italian armour, consisting of cuirass and tassets, with the gauntlets and close helmet on the table behind, all finely decorated with etched designs.