couter

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couter

(ˈkuːtə)
n
a piece of armour designed to protect the elbow
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cou•ter

(ˈku tər)

n.
plate armor for the elbow.
[1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, = Old French coute elbow (< Latin cubitum; see cubit) + Anglo-French -er -er2]
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The complete look appears on the left, while the right displays the individual parts--the helmet, gorget, pauldrons, couters, vambraces, gauntlets--all highly detailed, colored, and set against a pale ground.