codpiece

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cod·piece /ˈkɒdpiːs $ ˈkɑːd-/ noun [countable]  DCa piece of coloured cloth worn by men in the 15th and 16th centuries to cover the opening in the front of their trousers 〔15、16世纪时男裤前面开口处的〕下体盖片，遮阴布

Examples from the Corpus

codpiece• A tribesman, wearing only a codpiece and feathers in his hair, stamps his spear and utters a deep moan.• Guitarist Warren De Martini looks the part - skinny, cocky, codpiece screaming, is all tart and no voice.• She pressed up against me, her fingers tickling my codpiece though I knew she was after my purse.• You know the type, with their tight hose, protruding codpieces, puffed doublets and short cloaks.Origin codpiece (1400-1500) cod “bag, scrotum” ((11-19 centuries)) (from Old English codd) + piece

cod·piece nounChineseSyllable  

of a by cloth worn Corpus piece coloured

codpiece
cod‧piece /ˈkɒdpiːs $ ˈkɑːd-/ noun [countable]a piece of coloured cloth worn by men in the 15th and 16th centuries to cover the opening in the front of their trousers

cod·pieceBrE /ˈkɒdpiːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːdpiːs/ 🔊 nouna piece of cloth, especially a decorative one, attached to a man's lower clothing and covering his genitals, worn in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries 遮阴布（15、16 世纪欧洲男子加贴在紧身裤中，常带装饰）