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noun
(
used with a plural verb
)
1.
medieval armor of mail for the legs and feet.
2.
tights worn by men in medieval times over the legs and feet.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
chauces
<
Middle French,
plural of
chauce
≪
Latin
calceus
shoe, equivalent to
calc-
(stem of
calx
) heel +
-eus
-eous
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chausses
(ʃəʊs)
—
n
(
functioning as singular
) a tight-fitting medieval garment covering the feet and legs, usually made of chain mail
[C15: from Old French
chauces,
plural of
chauce
leg-covering, from Medieval Latin
calcea,
from Latin
calceus
shoe, from
calx
heel]
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