_Cullotes_, Fr. breeches. _Culverin_, a hand-gun or light piece of ordnance, XV, XVII cent. _Curatt_, see cuirass. _Curtale_, O.It., a variety of cannon, =F=. _Curtana_, the blunted “sword of Mercy” used at the Coronation. _Curtelaxe_, O.E. for cutlass. _Ciclaton_, } a tight-fitting surcoat shorter in front _Cyclas_, } than behind, XIV cent. _Cyseau_, O.F. an arrow or dart, =R=. D _Daburge_, a ceremonial mace. _Dag, Tag_, a short pistol, XVI-XVII cent. _Dague à couillettes_, Fr. see balloch knife. _Dague à oreilles_, a dagger with the pommel fashioned like two circular wings. _Dague à rognons_, Fr. a dagger with kidney-shaped projections above the quillons. _Dague à ruelle_, Fr. a dagger with thumb-ring. _Dard_, Sp. javelin. _Degen_, Germ. sword, dagger. _Demi-poulaine_, pointed sollerets of medium length. _Demy-teste_, O.E. a steel skull-cap, =C=. _Destrier_, a war-horse. _Détente_, Fr. the trigger. _Diechlinge_, } Germ. see cuisse. _Dieling_, } _Dilge_, Germ. leg-guard for jousts. _Dobbles_, O.E. probably moulds or patterns on which armour was made. _Dolch_, Germ. poniard. _Dolequin_, a dagger, =R=. _Doloire_, a short-handled axe, =G=. _Dolon_, O.E. a club, =R=. _Dorso_, It. the back of a gauntlet. _Dos_, Sp. back-plate of a cuirass. _Dossière_, Fr. the back-piece of the cuirass. _Dussack_, Hungarian and German sword of cutlass form. E _Écrevisse_, Fr. see lobster-tail. _Écu_, Fr. shield. _Écouvillon_, sponge of a cannon. _Eisenkappe_, Germ. a skull-cap of steel. _Eisenschuhe_, Germ. see sollerets. _Elbow-cops_, elbow-pieces of plate armour. _Elbow gauntlet_, a metal or leather glove with cuff reaching to the elbow, XVI, XVII cent. _Elingue_, O.F. a sling, =R=. _Ellenbogenkachel_, Germ. see coude. _Elmo di giostra_, It. a tilting-helm. _Elsa_, } _Elso_, } the hilt of a sword or dagger, =F=. _Elza_, } _Enarmes_, the loops for holding a shield. _Encoche_, see coche. _Enlace_, see anelace. _Épaulière_, } shoulder-defence, of plate. _Éspalière_, } _Épaule-de-Monton_, Fr. see poldermitton. _Épieu_, a spear; a spear with crossbar or toggle, =G=. _Esca_, It. tinder. _Escarcelas_, Sp. tassets. _Escarpes_, Sp. sollerets. _Esclaivine_, O.F. a dart, =R=. _Escopette_, a pistol or carbine with a firelock, =C=. _Espada_, Sp. a long sword. _Espadin_, Sp. a short sword. _Espaldar_, Sp. pauldron. _Espare_, O.F. a dart, =R=. _Espieu_, see épieu. _Espingardier_, an arquebussier, =C=. _Esponton_, Fr. see spontoon. _Espringale_, a siege crossbow on wheels, a piece of siege ordnance, =G=. _Espuello_, Sp. spur. _Estival_, leg-armour for a horse; exceedingly rare in MSS.; only one example of this armour exists, in Brussels. _Estoc_, a thrusting sword. _Estradiots_, Greek horsemen, temp. Charles VIII.