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Definitions of corslet in various dictionaries:
noun - a piece of body armor for the trunk
noun - a piece of body armor
CORSLET - A corslet is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "a piece of defensive armour covering the body." In ancient Egypt, Ramesses II is said to ha...
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| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Dec 11 2017 The Telegraph - Cryptic |
| Mar 14 2017 Universal |
| Oct 29 2011 USA Today |
| Mar 10 2010 USA Today |
| May 25 2009 The Times - Cryptic |
| Feb 15 2007 Universal |
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| Variant of corselet. |
| A bcorsletb is bdefinedb by the Oxford English bDictionaryb as "a piece of defensive armour covering the body." In Ancient Greek armies, the 'hoplite', or heavy infantryman, wore a bronze bcorsletb or known as the thorax (or a linen version known as the linothorax) to protect his upper body. |
| a piece of body armor for the trunk usually consists of a breastplate and back piece |
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A corslet is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "a piece of defensive armour covering the body." In ancient Egypt, Ramesses II is said to have worn a similar device in some battle(s). In Ancient Greek armies, the 'hoplite', or heavy infantryman, wore a bronze corslet or known as the thorax (or a linen version known as the linothorax) to protect his upper body. The corslet consisted of two plates connected on the sides via hinges and bronze pins. By the 16th century, the corslet, also spelled corselet, was popular as a light-half-armour for general military use, e.g., by town guards. It was made up of a gorget, breast covering, back and tassets, full arms and gauntlets. * In the 10th and 11th century AD depicts some Byzantine troops wearing a metallic corselet lamellar armour (besides the lorikion scale armour that was widely used by the Stratioti) shown in the Skylitzes and Madrid Skylitzes chronicles and of the menologion of basil II. There were also seen to be used by the imp |