sol·ler·et  (sŏl'ə-rět')  n. A steel shoe made of overlapping plates, forming a part of a medieval suit of armor. [French, from Old French, diminutive of soller, shoe, from Late Latin subtēlāris (calceus), (shoegear) for the sole of the foot, from subtēl, the hollow of the foot : Latin sub-, sub- + Latin tālus, ankle; see talus1.] |
| solleret | |
noun | |
| armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel |