Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Plate armor worn to protect the front of the thigh.
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- noun armor plate that protects the thigh
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Mon-Sat noon-3pm & 7pm-12: 30am Tel: 01 40 22 09 09 www. lejgo.com Clotilde Dusoulier Le Petit Pascal's cuisse de canard, or duck thigh.
In Paris, Mastering the Art of Meg Zimbeck 2008
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Pis si vous voulez j'ai aussi une scarif 'sur la cuisse ...
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006
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Ben non moi elle est bien cachée sur ma cuisse droite et pis c tout!!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006
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Mes jambes sont gonflées, mes pieds sont rouge plein d'ampoules, j'ai des bleu partout les cuisse les poignet les bras ...
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2004
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There were loud regrets that a cuisse de chevreuil had not been marinée; in fact, an infect odour of the
The Land of Midian 2003
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He was dressed in a dark-green dress coat, knee breeches of the color of cuisse de nymphe effrayee, as he called it, shoes, and silk stockings.
War and Peace 2003
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'So,' India raised her voice, teeth gleaming over a herb-dusted cuisse, 'was Betty Bracken in tears?'
Come To Grief Francis, Dick 1995
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'So,' India raised her voice, teeth gleaming over a herb-dusted cuisse, 'was Betty Bracken in tears?'
Come To Grief Francis, Dick 1995
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Lifting out a cuisse by its leather strap, Tika stood up and, turning around, hurled the polished metal straight at Cara - mon.
Time of the Twins Weis, Margaret 1988
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Lifting out a cuisse by its leather strap, Tika stood up and, turning around, hurled the polished metal straight at Cara - mon.
Time of the Twins Weis, Margaret 1988
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