codpiece
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codpiece
- /ˈkɒdˌpiːs/ UK
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From cod (“bag, pouch, scrotum”) + piece.
noun codpieces · cod-piece
- A part of male dress in the 15th and 16th centuries, worn in front of the breeches to cover the male genitals. , Act III, Scene III, line 130. Borachio: Seest thou not, I say, what a deformed thief this fashion is, how giddily ’a turns about all the hot-bloods between fourteen and five-and-thirty, sometimes fashioning them like Pharaoh’s soldiers in the reechy painting, sometime like god Bel’s priests in the
- A conspicuous protection for the male genitals in a suit of plate armor. On some suits were screwed large iron cod-pieces; these, according to tradition, were intended to prevent the ill consequences of those violent shocks received in charging, either in battle, or at a tournament. Same say, they were meant to contain sponges for receiving the water of knights, who in t
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noun part of male dress to cover genitals
| Português | braguilha |
|---|---|
| Français | braguette |
| Deutsch | Schamkapsel |
noun protection for the male genitals in suit of armor
| Deutsch | Schamkapsel |
|---|
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@misc{codpiece_2026,
title = {codpiece},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/codpiece},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
