'Tasse' definitions:
Definition of 'tasse'
(from WordNet)
noun
One of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs [syn: tasset, tasse]
Definition of 'Tasse'
From: GCIDE
- Tasse \Tasse\, n. [OF. tassette.] A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Usually the tasse was a plate of iron swinging from the cuirass, but the skirts of sliding splints were also called by this name. [1913 Webster]