錣しころ

noun

neck guard (of a Japanese helmet); series of articulated plates

Refers to the protective series of overlapping plates hanging from the back and sides of a kabuto (兜). A specialized historical armor term.

See also: 兜

• 兜かぶとの錣しころが肩かたを守まもる。

  The neck guard of the helmet protects the shoulders.

• 博はく物ぶつ館かんで、錣しころのついた古ふるい兜かぶとを見みた。

  I saw an old helmet with a neck guard at the museum.