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COD-PIECE [2 records]

Record 1 1999-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Period Costumes (Museums and Heritage)
  • Men's Clothing
DEF

A pouch at the crotch of tight fitting pants worn by men in XV and XVI c.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Costumes anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Vêtements pour hommes
DEF

Pièce de tissu triangulaire, s'attachant sur le devant du haut-de-chausses et recouvrant les parties sexuelles de l'homme.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «brayette», ceinture des braies.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
OBS

Pins are integral with rams and transmit their effort to cod-pieces free to slide between the jaws of the fork-end tiller.

Key term(s)
  • cod-piece

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
OBS

Les tourillons sont d'un seul tenant avec les presses; ils transmettent leur effort à des coulisseaux glissant entre les mâchoires de l'extrémité fourchue du palonnier ou "lunette de barre").

Spanish

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