A piece of medieval knight's armor worn to protect the thigh.

Not to be confused with a cuirass, which protects the torso.

Examples

See also

• Poleyn, for the knees.
• Greaves, for the shins.
• Sabaton, for the feet.
• Faulds, for the waist and hips.
• Tassets, additional plates hanging from the faulds or breastplate
• Kusazuri, Japanese equivalent of the faulds
• List of armor

External links

• Wikipedia: Cuisses

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