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armor 
Assemblage of molded and articulated metal pieces worn as protection during the Middle Ages.
sabaton 
Molded metal piece protecting the foot.
poleyn 
Molded metal piece protecting the knee.
gauntlet 
Molded metal piece protecting the hand.
tasset 
Molded metal piece protecting the upper thigh.
skirt 
Molded metal piece protecting the stomach and upper hip.
breastplate 
Molded metal piece protecting the chest.
poulaine 
Elongated metal point forming the end of the sabaton.
greave 
Molded metal piece protecting the leg.
cuisse 
Molded metal piece protecting the thigh.
chain mail 
Long shirt with sleeves and a hood made up of metal links; it was worn to protect the chest and the head.
vambrace 
Molded metal piece protecting the forearm.
couter 
Molded metal piece protecting the elbow.
rerebrace 
Molded metal piece protecting the arm.
beaver 
Part of the armet protecting the lower face.
pauldron 
Molded metal piece protecting the shoulder.
armet 
Metal helmet worn to protect the head.
vision slit 
Opening that made it possible to see when the visor was down.