armor plate that protects the thigh 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a piece of armor that covers the thighs with plate armor front and back
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            armour for the thighs. Early cuises were simply quilted garments, like an aketon, but term also later applied to plate defenses.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            An article of armour that protects the thighs.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Plate armor protection for the thighs. Also called Cuishes.