fauld

A noun referring to a piece of armor plate that is positioned below the breastplate, forming part of a suit of armor.

• 🇷🇺Часть броневой пластины, расположенная под нагрудником и входящая в состав доспеха.

1. Armor component C1 formal british technical

   A plate or section of armor that protects the area below the breastplate, typically covering the waist and hips.

   • The fauld was articulated to allow easier movement of the torso.
   • Knights often wore a fauld attached to the lower edge of their breastplate.
   • The museum displayed a set of armor with an especially ornate fauld.
   • In jousting armor, the fauld was reinforced to withstand heavy impacts.

   🇷🇺Набедренник

• faulds plural form
• faulds' possessive plural form
• fauld's possessive singular form