腰こし当あて

noun

bustle; crinolette; kimono seat patch

Refers to a padded undergarment worn at the back of the waist, historically used to shape the skirt, or a reinforcing patch sewn inside the seat area of a kimono.

• 明めい治じ時じ代だいの女じょ性せいは、腰こし当あてを使つかってスカートの形かたちを整ととのえた。

  Women in the Meiji era used a bustle to shape their skirts.

• 着き物ものの腰こし当あては、座すわったときに生き地じを保ほ護ごするための当あて布ぬのだ。

  The kimono seat patch is a reinforcing cloth to protect the fabric when sitting.

noun

hip pad (sports)

Protective padding worn over the hips in contact sports such as American football.

• アメフト選せん手しゅは腰こし当あてを装そう着ちゃくして試し合あいに臨のぞむ。

  American football players wear hip pads for the game.

noun

loin guard; tasset (armor)

A piece of armor protecting the waist and upper thighs; tasset is the specific European term.

• 甲冑かっちゅうの腰こし当あては、太ふとももを守まもるために垂たれ下さがっている。

  The armor's tassets hang down to protect the thighs.