cuisse

cuisse

noun \ˈkwis\

Definition of CUISSE

: a piece of plate armor for the front of the thigh — see armor illustration

Variants of CUISSE

cuisse also cuish \ˈkwish\

Origin of CUISSE

Middle English cusseis, plural, from Anglo-French quisez, plural of quissel, from quisse thigh, from Latin coxa hip — more at coxa

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with CUISSE

bis, bliss, bris, cis, dis, Dis, hiss, kiss, miss, sis, Swiss, this, vis, wis