hausse-col

== English == === Etymology === From French hausse-col; see that entry for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /(h)oʊs.kɑl/, /(h)oʊs.kɔl/ === Noun === hausse-col (plural hausse-cols) A gorget (armor for the neck and/or upper chest). For quotations using this term, see Citations:hausse-col. === See also === hausse, col === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hausse-col”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Uncertain. Early spellings include housecol and houscot; the current spelling is due to folk etymology (see hausser, col). It has been suggested that the origin is Middle Dutch *halskote, given the French word's early attestation in Flanders, but the Dutch word is not attested. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /os.kɔl/ === Noun === hausse-col m (plural hausse-cols or hausse-col) (historical) gorget, neckpiece === Further reading === “hausse-col”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012