hausse-col

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English

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Etymology

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From French hausse-col; see that entry for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /(h)oʊs.kɑl/, /(h)oʊs.kɔl/

Noun

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hausse-col (plural hausse-cols)

  1. A gorget (armor for the neck and/or upper chest).

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French

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Early spellings include housecol and houscot; the current spelling is due to folk etymology (see hausser, col). It has been suggested that the origin is Middle Dutch *halskote, given the French word's early attestation in Flanders, but the Dutch word is not attested.

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Noun

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hausse-col m (plural hausse-cols or hausse-col)

  1. (historical) gorget, neckpiece

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