Tasse n. A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the ancient corselet. Note: Usually the tasse was a plate of iron swinging from the cuirass, but the skirts of sliding splints were also called by this name.
... eleven sharp. To-morrow night we will dine at the Tuileries, and for Heaven's sake see to it that the bottles are cold and the birds are hot. For the sake of the Republic also, that we may not appear too ostentatious in our living, you may serve cream with the demi-tasse." ... — Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica • John Kendrick Bangs
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