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tuille

[tweel] ,
–noun
a tasset.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME toile < MF tuille, var. of teuille < L tēgula tile
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tuille   (twēl)   
n.  A steel plate used in medieval armor for protecting the thigh.

[Middle English toile, from Old French teuille, tuille, from Latin tēgula, tile; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]
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