1. Close-fitting leg coverings or hose, typically made of mail or cloth, worn by medieval soldiers and knights.
Usage: archaic; historical; usually plural

Examples

• The knight wore steel chausses to protect his legs in battle.
• Medieval soldiers often donned chausses made of interlocking metal rings.
• The museum displayed a pair of 14th-century chausses alongside other armor pieces.
• Chausses were an essential part of a knight's defensive equipment.
• The blacksmith crafted chausses that fit snugly over the warrior's legs.