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English
Etymology
From French hausse-col; see that entry for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(h)oʊs.kɑl/, /(h)oʊs.kɔl/
Noun
hausse-col (plural hausse-cols)
- A gorget (armor for the neck and/or upper chest).
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French
Etymology
Uncertain. Early spellings include housecol and houscot; the current spelling is due to folk etymology (see hausser, col). It has been suggested that the origin is Middle Dutch *halskote, given the French word's early attestation in Flanders, but the Dutch word is not attested.
Pronunciation
Noun
hausse-col m (plural hausse-cols or hausse-col)
- (historical) gorget, neckpiece
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