cod·piece (k d p s )n. A pouch at the crotch of the tight-fitting breeches worn by men in the 15th and 16th centuries. [Middle English codpece : cod, bag, scrotum (from Old English codd, bag) + pece, piece; see piece.] |
codpiece [ˈkɒdˌpiːs]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a bag covering the male genitals, attached to hose or breeches by laces, etc., worn in the 15th and 16th centuries
[from cod2 + piece]
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| Noun | 1. | codpiece - (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" |
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