<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">cuisses</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>tilting sockets</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>body armor for lower extremities</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>cuishes</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cuisse</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>quissers</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Plate armor for the thighs, usually attached to the poleyns at their lower end. Introduced during the 14th century, they evolved from a single plate covering the front of the thigh to articulated lames encircling the entire thigh. ]]></note></mads>