tasset Archæol.
Only in pl. tassets (ˈtæsɪts).
[ad. F. tassette, in OF. tassete: see tasse n.1]
In pl. = tasses: see tasse n.1 (App. only in modern archæological or romantic use.)
| 1834 J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 241 Tassets and cuishes, composed of several plates instead of one, are seen upon the thigh. 1872 Longfellow Wayside Inn iii. Charlemagne 49 His greaves And tassets were of iron. 1876 H. Ainsworth Leaguer of Lathom (1878) 32 Both were accoutred in steel breastplates and tassets. |