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cod·piece

 (kŏd′pēs′)
n.
A pouch or flap hiding an opening in the front of the tight breeches worn by men in the 15th and 16th centuries.
[Middle English codpece : cod, bag, scrotum (from Old English codd, bag) + pece, piece; see piece.]
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codpiece

(ˈkɒdˌpiːs)
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a bag covering the male genitals, attached to hose or breeches by laces, etc, worn in the 15th and 16th centuries
[C15: from cod2 + piece]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cod•piece

(ˈkɒdˌpis)

n.
(in the 15th and 16th centuries) a flap or cover for the crotch in men's hose or tight-fitting breeches, usu. matching the costume and often decorated.
[1400–50]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

codpiece

A baggy pouch worn over the genitals with hose or breeches by men in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.codpiece - (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers - trousers ending above the knee
flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
braguettekulzakschaambuidel

codpiece

[ˈkɑdpiːs] N (Hist) → bragueta f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

codpiece

[ˈkɒdpiːs] n → braguette fco-driver [ˈkəʊdraɪvər] n
(in race) → copilote m
[lorry] → deuxième chauffeur m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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