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faulds (<body armor for lower extremities>, body armor, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Pieces of armor protecting the front of the abdomen below the breastplate, made originaly of mail, later of plates. |
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faulds (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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faulds (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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fauld (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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fauld (Dutch,AD,U,U)
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braconnière (C,U,French-P,AD,U,FSN)
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faldares (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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faldar (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TE |
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Objects Facet |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Costume (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ costume (mode of fashion) (G) |
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................ <costume by function> (G) |
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.................... protective wear (G) |
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........................ armor (protective wear) (G) |
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............................ <armor by form> (G) |
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................................ body armor (G) |
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.................................... <body armor for lower extremities> (G) |
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........................................ faulds (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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Dutch ..... Delen van het harnas die de voorkant van de buik beschermen onder de borstplaat; oorspronkelijk gemaakt van maliën, later van platen. |
Spanish ..... Pieza de armadura para proteger la parte delantera del abdomen por debajo del peto; realizada originariamente de malla, y más tarde de placas. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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faulds............ |
[RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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Blair, European Armour (1958) IND |
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Mann, European Arms and Armour (1962) Vol. 1, GLOS, equivalent to the skirt; definition source |
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Personal Communication Don LaRocca, Met. Mus, NY at outside review Fb. 27, '92 |
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Tarassuk and Blair, Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Armor (1979) definition source; Medieval term |
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