corslet

corslet
n. (also corselet)
1 a garment (usu. tight-fitting) covering the trunk but not the limbs.
2 hist. a piece of armour covering the trunk.
Etymology: OF corselet, dimin. formed as CORSET

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  • θώρακ' — θώρᾱκα , θώραξ corslet masc acc sg θώρᾱκι , θώραξ corslet masc dat sg θώρᾱκε , θώραξ corslet masc nom/voc/acc dual …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • Θώραχ' — Θώρακα , Θώραξ corslet masc acc sg Θώρακι , Θώραξ corslet masc dat sg Θώρακε , Θώραξ corslet masc nom/voc/acc dual Θώρακα , Θῶραξ masc acc sg Θώρακι , Θῶραξ masc dat sg Θώρακε , Θῶραξ masc nom/voc/acc dual …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

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