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chausses [ʃəʊs] n (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (functioning as singular) a tight-fitting medieval garment covering the feet and legs, usually made of chain mail [from Old French chauces, plural of chauce leg-covering, from Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus shoe, from calx heel] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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These words were written by Charles Cazalet in a 1908 letter to the mayor of Bordeaux, but they reflected similar remarks made in a 1906 article in l'Economist francais by Emile Cheysson, Inspecteur general des Ponts et Chausses, and an important figure in French poor relief. Hodges, a former IRS estate tax lawyer, holds an MBA in international business from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chausses in Paris and is a graduate of the University of Southern California. |
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