armor
Assemblage of molded and articulated metal pieces worn as protection during the Middle Ages.
sabaton
Molded metal piece protecting the foot.
poleyn
Molded metal piece protecting the knee.
gauntlet
Molded metal piece protecting the hand.
tasset
Molded metal piece protecting the upper thigh.
skirt
Molded metal piece protecting the stomach and upper hip.
breastplate
Molded metal piece protecting the chest.
poulaine
Elongated metal point forming the end of the sabaton.
greave
Molded metal piece protecting the leg.
cuisse
Molded metal piece protecting the thigh.
chain mail
Long shirt with sleeves and a hood made up of metal links; it was worn to protect the chest and the head.
vambrace
Molded metal piece protecting the forearm.
couter
Molded metal piece protecting the elbow.
rerebrace
Molded metal piece protecting the arm.
beaver
Part of the armet protecting the lower face.
pauldron
Molded metal piece protecting the shoulder.
armet
Metal helmet worn to protect the head.
vision slit
Opening that made it possible to see when the visor was down.
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