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| | Arms & Armour Glossary of Terms |
 | | For the first half of the century they were made of flat plates, but gradually the breastplate was dished to conform to the shape of the body and the waist was drawn in for the characteristic "wasp-waisted" element of transitional style. |
 | | Couter: The defense for the elbow, generally mistakenly called the "elbow cop" in modern SCA parlance. |
 | | In the second quarter of the century a "wing" was added to the couter to improve the protection for the joint itself, first affixed with laces, then with rivets, and finally, mid-century, was made integral to the couter itself. |
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