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guige

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[geej, geezh] / gidʒ, giʒ /

noun

Armor.

  1. a shoulder strap attached to the inner side of a shield.

Etymology

Origin of guige

1350–1400; Middle English gige < Old French guige extra strap for shield

Example Sentences

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One of the kings-of-anns caught it and tied it with his guige, for which the people gave him an ironic cheer.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Its shape was angular, and suspended from the neck by a strap called guige or gige, a Norman custom of great antiquity.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John

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