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Taslet

Taslet \Tas"let\, n. [See Tasse a piece of armor.] A piece of armor formerly worn to guard the thighs; a tasse.

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taslet

n. A piece of armor formerly worn to guard the thighs; a tasse.

Usage examples of "taslet".

This important point having been settled, there was the further question of arms to be discussed, which gave rise to much weighty controversy between Decimus Saxon and my father, each citing many instances from their own experiences where the presence or absence of some taslet or arm-guard had been of the deepest import to the wearer.

A pair of taslets or thigh-pieces, with guards for the upper arm and gauntlets, were all borrowed from the old Parliamentary equipment, together with the heavy straight sword and pair of horse pistols which formed the usual weapons of a cavalier.