Meaning of nodowa | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A thrust at the opponent's throat.
2. An item of Japanese armor protecting the throat: a gorget.

Examples

“Attempting such a strike⟳ against a samurai would have⟳ been disastrous since they wore a gorget (nodowa) attached to their helmet or had armor covering the chin to the throat area in order⟳ to protect⟳ from that very kind of attack.”

“The nodowa proper is fastened at the back of the neck by cords, the meguriwa by hooks and the eriwa by a buckle. […] none of the nodowa I have⟳ seen that were a part of the neck guard of the menpo had any means of fastening thtem to the corselet.”

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