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CODPIECE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does codpiece mean?
• CODPIECE (noun)
The noun CODPIECE has 1 sense:
1. (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
Familiarity information: CODPIECE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("codpiece" is a kind of...):
flap (any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely)
Holonyms ("codpiece" is a part of...):
breeches; knee breeches; knee pants; knickerbockers; knickers ((used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee)
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