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Chausse vs Hausse - What's the difference?

chausse | hausse |

As nouns the difference between chausse and hausse

is that chausse is armor for the legs, usually made of mail while hausse is a kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm or cannon.

chausse

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) Armor for the legs, usually made of mail.
  • * 1909 , Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor , page 76:
    • The hauberk is shown continuous with the coif; the legs are protected by chausses of some pliable material, thickly covered with protective studs.
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    hausse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (military, historical) A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm or cannon.
    • (Webster 1913) ----