Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dossière

/dɔsˈjɛəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dossiere
IPA: /dɔsˈjɛəɹ/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The backplate of a cuirass; an item of plate armor covering the back.

Example Sentences

"The body armor consisted of the plastron and dossière (breast and backplates), strapped together at the sides;[…]"
"COMPLETE ARMOR Italian (?) ABOUT 1480 A harness [...] Their character is strongly Italian, and so, too, is the treatment of the dossière, of the knee, and of the shell of the elbow-guard."
"It is elaborate armor consisting of large breastplates and dossière connected by leather straps over the shoulders, the two breastplates joined in front under a leather strap which is buckled to a wide leather girdle."

Etymology

From French dossière (from dos + -ière) or a Middle or Old French predecessor.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: dossière

Inflected Forms

dossières (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

breastplate plastron

Questions

How do you pronounce dossière?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɔsˈjɛəɹ/.
What does dossière mean?: The backplate of a cuirass; an item of plate armor covering the back.
Where does dossière come from?: It is traced to French.

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