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Meaning of haute-piece | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“The pauldrons have the haute-piece, the upright ridge for the protection of the neck, which later became a separate plate. The left pauldron is more massive than the other, and is made in one piece, whereas that on the right shoulder, […]”

“Left pauldron with a haute-piece on a field armor, Nuremberg, c. 1525. Waffensammlung, Vienna.”

“In the seventh course Gonzalo de León struck Sancho de Rabanal on the haute-piece of the left pauldron, without breaking the spear or either one of them suffering a reversal of fortune. In the eighth course Gonzalo de León struck Sancho ...”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Haute-Saône Haute-Savoie Haute-Vienne Hauter Hauterivian Hautes-Alpes