EGAVE

codpiece

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A part of male dress in the 15th and 16th centuries, worn in front of the breeches to cover the male genitals.
  2. noun A conspicuous protection for the male genitals in a suit of plate armor.

Similar words

breeches braies breechcloth canion articles corset undercloth breech-cloth breech chestpiece

Often followed by

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Word family

codpieces

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