Crossword clues for cheekpiece
Wiktionary
n. A piece of armour, or the bridle of a horse, that protects the cheek
WordNet
n. either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece
Wikipedia
A cheekpiece, cheek-piece, or cheek piece may refer to
- A raised area on a rifle stock to support the cheek
- A part of a bit for horses, e.g. the bit shank
- A part of body armor such as the armet
Usage examples of "cheekpiece".
Gaius Philippus said, fiddling with the cheekpiece of the legionary helmet he had borrowed.
Garric tried to glance over his shoulder, but to see past the cheekpiece of his helmet he had to lean back and twist at the waist.
The edge slid down a cheekpiece and cut his right shoulder, but not badly.
Hohguhn had, while listening to father and son, snapped up the cheekpieces of his open-faced helm and removed it to vigorously apply dirty fingernails to furiously itching scalp, so the humming sound and its deadly import were clearer than to those whose ears still were covered by steel.
Their helms were fitted with napeguards, cheekpieces and nasals, the high collars of their knee-length scaleshirts guarded most of the throat, and the plate greaves strapped to their lower legs included a kneecop which was spiked to facilitate climbing.
Alston put her helmet back on, swinging down the new hinged cheekpieces and clipping them together under her chin.
Kahndoot just sighed tiredly and shook her head, rattling the cheekpieces of her old-fashioned helmet.
Szehpee, Kahndoot wiped the spittle from her skin, then lowered the cheekpieces and stood stock-still while they were buckled tightly under her square chin.
With the hand thus freed, the big woman unfastened her chin buckle, snapped up the cheekpieces of her helmet and then began to loosen the saberknot from her wrist.
He wore ornate, silver-chased armor and a light helmet with broad cheekpieces instead of a visor.
He wore a gilded breastplate and greaves, and a leather helmet with brass cheekpieces and an orange feather crest.
Cynthia Carson Mackenzie, with ends of blond hair leaking past the metal-and-leather cheekpieces of her bowl helmet.