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Noun: corselet  kors-lut
  1. A piece of body armour for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece
    "The knight wore a corselet to protect his torso in battle";
    - corslet

Derived forms: corselets

Type of: body armor [US], body armour [Brit, Cdn], cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor [US], suit of armour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Corselet