A piece of [[armor]] worn to protect the thigh.

h6. Other elements of leg armor
* [[Poleyn]], for the knees.
* [[Greaves]], for the shins.
* [[Sabaton]], for the feet.

h4. See also
* [[List of armor]]
* [[Faulds]], segmented skirt-like plate armor
* [[tassets]], additional plates hanging from the faulds or breastplate
* [[Kusazuri]], Japanese equivalent of the faulds

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: Cuisses":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisses