Chausson

Quick meaning: Chausson is a noun meaning A French turnover (food).

Meaning

A French turnover (food).

More Meanings

1. (historical) A kind of slipper or sock.
2. (historical) A piece of armor for the leg and/or foot, chiefly in the form of chainmail covering the thigh above the knee (with the chausse covering the other half of the leg).

Example Sentences

As the period advanced, the legs were covered with mail chaussons above the knee, and below it with chausses, which were made to cover the feet.

She was on her feet in an instant with wide eyes and parted lips " Mon Dieu ! What agony ! […] her chaussons and stole across the lane in her stocking feet, always alert and watchful.

This leg armour consisted of three parts — the chaussons with the genouilleres attached, the greaves or leg armour, and the solleret or armed shoe. The knee piece formed part of the chausson, and was strapped on the leg […]

[…] were particularly vulnerable, the mail chaussons protecting the thighs were separated from the chausses which covered the lower part of the legs and these two were attached above and below to knee-caps, as described above.

Word Forms

• chaussons

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chausse, chaussure, cuissart, cuissard, chappe, chape.

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