Codpiece

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  • noun. A pouch or flap hiding an opening in the front of the tight breeches worn by men in the 15th and 16th centuries.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In carriage-trimming, a half-circle at the lower front corner of a carriage top cast solid with the side-quarter or sewed on: used to cover slat-irons and prop-post.
  • noun. In medieval male costume, a part of the hose in front, at the separation of the legs, made loose or in the form of a flap, or in some cases separately attached: it was rendered necessary by the extreme tightness of the garment from about 1475 to 1550.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A part of male dress in front of the breeches, formerly made very conspicuous.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A part of male dress in front of the breeches to cover the male genitals, sometimes made very conspicuous in former times.
  • noun. A conspicuous protection for the male genitals in a suit of plate armor.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
  • Word Usage
    "Och, "the figure added, in a different tone," and did you know as your codpiece are open? ""
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