CODPIECE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("codpiece" is a kind of...):

flap (any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely)

Holonyms ("codpiece" is a part of...):

breeches; knee breeches; knee pants; knickerbockers; knickers ((used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee)

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