Cuisses
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of cuisse, the armour plates worn over the thighs to protect them in medieval combat.
“The knight's cuisses were elaborately engraved with heraldic motifs.”
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Synonyms
thigh armourthigh plates
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Wordle
Contains the UI vowel pair, ends in SSES, starts with CUI
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Scrabble
UI combo is tricky to place, builds from CUISSE, limited but valid in Scrabble
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