Archæol. Only in pl. tassets. [ad. F. tassette, in OF. tassete: see TASSE sb.1]
In pl. = tasses: see TASSE sb.1 (App. only in recent archæological or romantic use.)
1834. Planché, Brit. Costume, 241. Tassets and cuishes, composed of several plates instead of one, are seen upon the thigh.
1872. Longf., Wayside Inn, III. Charlemagne, 49. His greaves And tassets were of iron.
1876. H. Ainsworth, Leaguer of Lathom (1878), 32. Both were accoutred in steel breastplates and tassets.
