English
Alternative spellings
Also corselet and corslet.
Noun
corcelet (plural: corcelets)
- Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together.
#:Quotations
#:*1786: Strictly speaking, the word corcelet meant only that part which covered the body, but was generally used to express the whole suit, under the terms of a corselet furnished, or complete. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 21.
- Also used for the entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece.
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