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Cuisses

7 lettersnounrare

Updated 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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