English
hausse-col
Hausse-col comes from French hausse-col ‘gorget, neckpiece’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthausse-col‘gorget, neckpiece’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presenthausse-col‘gorget, neckpiece’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from French hausse-col
Today it means
noun A gorget (armor for the neck and/or upper chest).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French hausse-col / hausse-col