Tasse
Pronunciation : Tasse
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. tassette.]
Definition : Defn: A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet.
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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913