Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haute-piece

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: haute--piece
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of haute piece.

Example Sentences

"The pauldrons have the haute-piece, the upright ridge for the protection of the neck, which later became a separate plate. The left pauldron is more massive than the other, and is made in one piece, whereas that on the right shoulder, […]"
"Left pauldron with a haute-piece on a field armor, Nuremberg, c. 1525. Waffensammlung, Vienna."
"In the seventh course Gonzalo de León struck Sancho de Rabanal on the haute-piece of the left pauldron, without breaking the spear or either one of them suffering a reversal of fortune. In the eighth course Gonzalo de León struck Sancho ..."

Inflected Forms

haute-pieces (plural)

Questions

What does haute-piece mean?: Alternative form of haute piece.

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