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Cuisses (/kwɪs/; /kwis/; French: [kɥis]) are a form of
medieval armour worn to
protect the thigh. The word is the
plural of the
French word
cuisse meaning...
- The Wing or the Thigh, from the
French L'aile ou la
cuisse (French pronunciation: [lɛ.lu.la.kɥis]) is a 1976
French comedy film
directed by
Claude Zidi...
- Frog legs (French:
Cuisses de grenouille) are
consumed as food in some cuisines. In
French cuisine, they are
considered a
national delicacy.
Other parts...
- On a volé la
cuisse de
Jupiter (literally Jupiter's
thigh was stolen) is a
French movie released in 1980,
starring Annie Girardot and
Philippe Noiret,...
- in
spring only. This
cultivar is
known by many
other names,
including '
Cuisse de Nymphe', 'Incarnata', 'Maiden's Blush' and 'Loyalist'.
Garden Historians...
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wrote for him a new
character full of
nuances and
frankness in L'aile ou la
cuisse (1976),
which is
arguably one of the best of his roles. Later, De Funès'...
- Les
Aiglons was a 1970s
Guadeloupean cadence band.
Their single "
Cuisse-la" was the
greatest selling record of any
Antillean band
until K****av's Zouk la...
- pseudo-scientific
cultivar names. For instance, R. alba
incarnata became "
Cuisse de
Nymphe Emue" in her garden.
After Joséphine's
death in 1814 the house...
- The
French term for this
hypothetical custom is
droit de
cuissage (from
cuisse: thigh). du jour lit. "of the day": said of
something fashionable or hip...
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reference to a horse's rump. As a
military term, the word
quijote refers to
cuisses, part of a full suit of
plate armour protecting the thighs. The Spanish...
