单词 | leg shield |
释义 | > as lemmasleg shield leg shield n. a protective panel on a saddle (or one of a pair extending on either side) which shields the horse-rider's legs, esp. in warfare or jousting (now historical); (later also) each of a pair of similar panels which extend on either side of the saddle of a motorcycle or motor scooter. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > leg armour leg harnessa1382 leg splint1430 chausses1484 leg shield1858 leglet1886 1858 Archaeol. Jrnl. 15 45 In the sixteenth century we find a modification of the old leg-shield..it now consists of one piece, protecting the horse's breast, and the knight's body from the waist downwards. 1860 J. Hewitt Anc. Armour III. 390 The leg-shield of the saddle is found in woodcut No. 49. 1913 Z. Grey Desert Gold vii. 123 Free of heavy saddle and the clumsy leg shields, Blanco Sol was somehow all-satisfying to the eyes of the rangers. 1925 E. T. Brown Compl. Motor-cyclist 126 The non-essential accessories include a luggage grid, speedometer, leg-shields [etc.]. 2005 Scootering June 27/3 The bodywork too needed some tic, with the panels and legshields kinked and bent. < as lemmas |
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