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cheekpiece

noun

Etymology

From cheek + piece.

  1. derived from *kʷezdis✻ — “piece, portion, quota”
  2. derived from *pettyā✻
  3. derived from petia
  4. derived from piece
  5. inherited from pece
  6. compounded as cheekpiece — “cheek + piece”

Definitions

  1. A piece of armour, or the bridle of a horse, that protects the cheek.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA