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A medieval tight-fitting garment worn by men to cover the legs and feet and sometimes the body below the waist. (plural)

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Usage examples (22)
  • Mail leggings are called chausses, mail hoods coif and mail mittens mitons.
  • Linen shirts, crumpled in a furious fist, chausses, tunics, shoes, a few items of spare harness, gloves …
  • Linen shirts, crumpled in a furious fist, chausses, tunics, shoes, a few items of spare harness, gloves ...
  • She brought them, chausses, tunic and shirt, and he took them from her one by one and felt at the cloth testingly.
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