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voider

voider

9.9
A piece of chain mail that covers gaps under plate armor
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : gusset
  • The knight wore a voider beneath his arm to protect the vulnerable joint.

Examples

  • Without a voider, gaps under the plate armor could be exploited by opponents.

  • Many voiders were crafted by skilled blacksmiths.

  • Restorers carefully recreated the voider using authentic medieval techniques.

  • The knight wore a voider under his armor.

  • The knight wore a voider beneath his arm to protect the vulnerable joint.

  • Without a voider, gaps under the plate armor could be exploited by opponents.

  • Restorers carefully recreated the voider using authentic medieval techniques.

Synonyms

gusset
vsvoider
1 7.8

A small piece of cloth sewn into clothing or bags to make a part wider and stronger

is a chain mail piece that covers body areas left unprotected by plate armor

How Protective

plate armor
  • Specialized
8.0
chain mail
4 8.6
voider
  • Archaic
9.9
gambeson
  • Archaic
9.9
leather
509 1.0

Surface Forms

voider singular
voiders plural

Morphology

voider = void (opaque) = void + er

Although morphologically 'void' + '-er' is the form, the specialized medieval armour sense (a mail piece) is not derivable by an average learner from the base verb.

Etymology

The word voider comes from the same root as void, which means 'empty' or 'gap'. A voider in armor is a small piece of chain mail that covers a 'void' between metal plates, so it fills and protects that empty space.