Meaning of coudière | Babel Free

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A couter (elbow armor).

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“At the point of the elbow is a circular metal plate forming a kind of coudière and called the Hiji-gane.”

“The shoulders are protected by épaulières, which usually consist of three plates, but only two are shown here, whilst the arms are guarded by vambraces and brassarts, connected at the elbows by a hinge; to cover the hinge a coudière is added; on this figure it is rounded off.”

“The brassards, including the large butterfly-shaped coudière, appear from beneath the widely open sleeves of mail.”

“The mode of fastening the coudière of the right arm is distinctly visible: (57) a staple from the under armour comes through the coudière and by means of a spring-pin, which is thrust through the staple, this extra defence was fixed.”

“Otherwise mail entirely disappears, except sometimes at the joint of the elbow, which is further protected by a fan-shaped coudière or a roundel, and roundels or oblong palettes are placed before the armpits.”

“The half-noble of the same date has a rough indication of a coudière, with mail brassarts or hauberk sleeve, and a gauntlet.”

“To the blue cords fastening the bent coudière around his elbow were added knotty strings of dark red.”

“[…] and from the waist hangs six taces; the limbs are armed, after the preceding fashion, with elongated palettes and fan-shaped coudieres; the long heavy sword is attached to a narrow belt which crosses diagonally; the gauntlets ...”

“THE "pauldrons," or shoulder defences, are distinguished in this example by their angular shape, and by the use of ridges to strengthen that on the left shoulder; and the "coudieres," or elbow-plates, are noticeable[…]”

“The male figure is much the same as that of Sir Gervase Clifton, except that the coudieres or elbow guards are of the exaggerated pattern found in many brasses of this time. These coudieres were apparently a question of fashion ...”

“The coudieres became more intricate. The general lamination of metal plates became improved and some of these larger plates took on an ornamentation called fluting. These were decorative ridges that were embossed into the metal.”

“[…] the elbow cop or coudiere for the elbow; and the rerebrace or arriere-bras for the upper arm. The shoulder cop, pauldron or epauliere which covered the shoulder, and often a large part of the breast and back, was usually considered a part of the arm guard.”

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