<?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">tilting sockets</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>cuisses</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Dilgen</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cuisses, tilting</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sockets, tilting</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tilting cuisses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tilting socket</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Armor pieces used in jousts in the 15th and 16th centuries, consisting of large metal plates, either shield-shaped or thigh-shaped, hung one on either side of the saddle or strapped to each of the combatant's thighs, to protect the thighs and knees. ]]></note></mads>