cuisse

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cuisse

/kwɪs/
/kwiːs/

Rhymes with -ɪs, -iːs

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Borrowed from French cuisse (“thigh”), from Old French cuisse, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. Compare French cuissard, Old French cuissot (“armour for the thigh, cuish”). Doublet of coxa.

noun cuisses · cuish · quish · quisse

Defensive armour (especially of plate) for the thigh.
Similar: cuisset, cuissette, cuisser, cush

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@misc{cuisse_2026,
  title = {cuisse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cuisse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}