Etymology

quisset

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Today it means: Synonym of cuisse or cuissette. Full definition →

Old French quisse ← Middle English quishete
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromquishete
  2. Old French · derived fromquisse“thigh”
  3. English todayquisset

From Old French quisse (“thigh”), perhaps via Middle English quishete; compare cuisset (extended form of cuisse), and quish (variant form of cuisse).

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