quisset
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English
Etymology
From Old French quisse (“thigh”), perhaps via Middle English quishete; compare cuisset (extnded form of cuisse), and quish (variant form of cuisse).
Noun
quisset (plural quissets)
- Synonym of cuisse or cuissette.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 82:
- Quissets for the thighs.
Latin
Verb
quīsset