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chausses

[shohs]
–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; ME chauces < MF, pl. of chauce ≪ L calceus shoe, equiv. to calc- (s. of calx) heel + -eus -eous
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