What does haute-piece mean?
Haute-piece means Alternative form of haute piece..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of haute piece..
The pauldrons have the haute-piece, the upright ridge for the protection of the neck, which later became a separate plate. The left pauldron is more massive than the other, and is made in one piece, whereas that on the right shoulder, […]
Left pauldron with a haute-piece on a field armor, Nuremberg, c. 1525. Waffensammlung, Vienna.
In the seventh course Gonzalo de León struck Sancho de Rabanal on the haute-piece of the left pauldron, without breaking the spear or either one of them suffering a reversal of fortune. In the eighth course Gonzalo de León struck Sancho ...
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Haute-piece means Alternative form of haute piece..
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The pauldrons have the haute-piece, the upright ridge for the protection of the neck, which later became a separate plate. The left pauldron is more massive than the other, and is made in one piece, whereas that on the right shoulder, […]
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