quisset

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noun

Synonym of cuisse or cuissette.

Similar
cuissecuissette
OriginOld French quisse ← Middle English quishete →
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Meanings

nounquisset (plural quissets)

plural quissets

  1. Synonym of cuisse or cuissette.

    Quissets for the thighs.

    1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 82

    Synonyms: cuisse, cuissette

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of cuisse or cuissette.

Similar
cuissecuissette

Origin

  1. Middle Englishquishete
  2. Old Frenchquisse“thigh”
  3. Englishquisset

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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APA

quisset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quisset

MLA

“quisset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quisset. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quisset,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quisset.

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