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| has gloss | (noun) a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece corselet, corslet |
| has gloss | eng: A corslet is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "a piece of defensive armour covering the body." In Ancient Greek armies, the hoplite, or heavy infantryman, wore a bronze corslet or known as the thorax (or a linen version known as the linothorax) to protect his upper body. The corslet consisted of two plates connected on the sides via hinges and bronze pins. By the sixteenth century, the corslet, also spelled corselet, was popular as a light-half-armour for general military use, e.g., by town guards. It was made up of a gorget, breast covering, back and tassets, full arms and gauntlets. |
| lexicalization | eng: corselet |
| lexicalization | eng: corslet |
| subclass of | (noun) armor that protects the wearer's whole body suit of armor, body armor, cataphract, body armour, coat of mail, suit of armour |
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| Old English (ca. 450-1100) | |
| lexicalization | ang: byrne |
| lexicalization | ang: guþbyrne |
| Czech | |
| lexicalization | ces: korzelet |
| Armenian | |
| lexicalization | hye: զրահ |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 갑옷의 동부 |
| Russian | |
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| lexicalization | rus: щиток |
| lexicalization | rus: корсет |
| Slovak | |
| lexicalization | slk: pancier |
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| lexicalization | slk: brnenie |
| Turkish | |
| lexicalization | tur: zýrh |
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| lexicalization | tur: korse-sütyen bileþimi çamaþýr |
| lexicalization | tur: sýký giysi |
| Ukrainian | |
| lexicalization | ukr: щиток |
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| similar | e/Corslet |
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