corselet

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece

From French corselet, from cors, an archaic spelling of corps (“body”).

The ponderous blade turned, grazed the Athenian’s corselet, clattered on the deck. — A Victor of Salamis, William Stearns Davis
In the gardens of the palace the torches glinted on polished helmets and curved swords and gold-chased corselets. — The People of the Black Circle, Robert E. (Robert Ervin) Howard
"Red was Roland, red with bloodshed: Red his corselet, red his shoulders, Red his arm, and red his charger." — Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race, M. I. (Maud Isabel) Ebbutt

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