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tuille definition

tuille (twēl)

noun

in medieval plate armor, any of the lower plates of the tasse, protecting the thigh

Etymology: ME toile < MFr tuile < OFr tiule < L tegula: see tile

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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