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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CODPIECE

From cod² + piece.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CODPIECE

codpiece  [ˈkɒdˌpiːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CODPIECE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Codpiece is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CODPIECE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

codpiece

Codpiece

A codpiece is a covering flap or pouch that attaches to the front of the crotch of men's trousers and usually accentuates the genital area. It was held closed by string ties, buttons, or other methods. It was an important item of European clothing in the 15th and 16th centuries, and is still worn in the modern era in performance costumes for rock music and metal musicians and in the leather subculture while an Athletic cup protects in a similar fashion.

Definition of codpiece in the English dictionary

The definition of codpiece in the dictionary is a bag covering the male genitals, attached to hose or breeches by laces, etc, worn in the 15th and 16th centuries.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CODPIECE


altarpiece
ˈɔːltəˌpiːs
backpiece
ˈbækˌpiːs
broadpiece
ˈbrɔːdˌpiːs
centerpiece
ˈsɛntəˌpiːs
centrepiece
ˈsɛntəˌpiːs
earpiece
ˈɪəˌpiːs
eyepiece
ˈaɪˌpiːs
fieldpiece
ˈfiːldˌpiːs
Greenpeace
ˈɡriːnˌpiːs
hairpiece
ˈhɛəˌpiːs
headpiece
ˈhɛdˌpiːs
masterpiece
ˈmɑːstəˌpiːs
mouthpiece
ˈmaʊθˌpiːs
neckpiece
ˈnɛkˌpiːs
nosepiece
ˈnəʊzˌpiːs
showpiece
ˈʃəʊˌpiːs
sidepiece
ˈsaɪdˌpiːs
tailpiece
ˈteɪlˌpiːs
timepiece
ˈtaɪmˌpiːs
workpiece
ˈwɜːkˌpiːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CODPIECE

codille
coding
coding sheet
codirect
codirection
codirector
codiscover
codiscoverer
codist
codlin
codlin moth
codling
codling moth
codlins-and-cream
codology
codomain
codominance
codominant
codon
codswallop

WORDS THAT END LIKE CODPIECE

apiece
cheekpiece
companion piece
conversation piece
crosspiece
hand-piece
mantelpiece
museum piece
niece
of a piece
one-piece
party piece
period piece
piano piece
piece
pole piece
set piece
T-piece
test piece
three-piece
two-piece

Synonyms and antonyms of codpiece in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «codpiece» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CODPIECE

Find out the translation of codpiece to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of codpiece from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «codpiece» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

codpiece
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bragueta
570 millions of speakers

English

codpiece
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

codpiece
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

codpiece
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гульфик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

codpiece
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

codpiece
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

braguette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Codpiece
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hosenlatz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コッドピース
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

codpiece
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Codpiece
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

codpiece
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

codpiece
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉडपीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

codpiece
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

codpiece
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Codpiece
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гульфик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

codpiece
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

codpiece
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

codpiece
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

codpiece
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

codpiece
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of codpiece

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CODPIECE»

The term «codpiece» is regularly used and occupies the 83.237 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CODPIECE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «codpiece» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «codpiece» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about codpiece

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CODPIECE»

Discover the use of codpiece in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to codpiece and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fifty Shades of Mr. Darcy
A titillating mashup of an erotic bestseller and a romantic classic, peppered with puns, this eBook is sure to satisfy those who love Fifty Shades of Grey and Pride and Prejudice!
William Codpiece Thwackery, 2012
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Thy Father Is a Gorbellied Codpiece!: Create Over 100,000 of ...
One in a series of Shakespearean humor books, a wire-bound flip book allows slighted or offended Renaissance men and women to get revenge by assembling Shakespearean vocabulary into humorous insults at the turn of each page.
Barry Kraft, 1998
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Vested Interests: Cross-dressing and Cultural Anxiety
One thing that sticks out about the codpiece in all of Shakespeare«s direct references to it is its explicitly (and precariously) artifactual nature. For example, when Julia and her waiting-woman Lucetta in The Two Gentlemen of Verona discuss ...
Marjorie Garber, 2012
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Cross-Gender Shakespeare and English National Identity
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION: WEARING THE CODPIECE plays, the heroine Julia and her maid Lucetta contemplate the best way for a woman to convincingly dress as a man: In The Two Gentlemen of Verona, one of Shakespeare's earliest  ...
Elizabeth Klett, 2009
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Rabelais and Panurge: A Psychological Approach to Literary ...
In chapters xviii and xix the codpiece attains an importance beyond mere decoration. As Panurge prepares to debate the renowned Thau- maste, he prepares himself only by adding further ornamentation to his codpiece: "Or notez que ...
Mary E. Ragland, 1976
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Materializing Gender in Early Modern English Literature and ...
codpiece. In this case, however, Julia does eventually adopt the codpiece, and consequently Shakespeare, unlike Marston, ends up foregrounding the transferability of the item. Whereas Marston draws a distinction between the breeches and ...
Will Fisher, 2006
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The Habit of Lying: Sacrificial Studies in Literature, ...
the smirched worm-eaten tapestry, where his codpiece seems as massy as his club?π Taking his departure from the Elizabethan codpiece, Shakespeare swiftly generalizes to history at large: the history, respectively, of war, sacrificial religion,  ...
John Vignaux Smyth, 2002
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Castration: An Abbreviated History of Western Manhood
Codpieces Ask people to describe what men wore in the days of Shakespeare, and the first article of clothing that usually comes to mind is the codpiece. The codpiece is also what apparently came first to Shakespeare's own mind. In The Two ...
Gary Taylor, 2002
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Ophelia's Codpiece
Ophelia's Codpiece, her third published collection, demonstrates her skill and virtuosity with the verse novel, providing a feminist and poststructuralist take on Shakespeare's tragic tale.
Jayne Fenton Keane, 2002
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The Gendering of Men, 1600-1750
Tellingly, Bulwer's comparison of the Tudor codpiece to the penis sheath worn by "the Indians of the Island of La Trinidad, who beare their members in a Gourd or Reed, as it were in a sheath, letting their stones [testicles] hang out; before the ...
Thomas Alan King, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CODPIECE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term codpiece is used in the context of the following news items.
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Comic-Con 2015 and gender parity: Here's why the geek stereotype …
THE STEREOTYPE persists, despite being as archaic as a codpiece packed in Spandex. When the pop-culture circus comes to town, the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
The Summer of 1995: 20 Things America Was Obsessed with 20 …
... in theaters on June 16 and introduced the the world to a Day-Glo version of Gotham City – and a Batsuit that had nipples and a codpiece. «People Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Dune, 50 Years On: How a Science Fiction Novel Changed the World
Lynch's film is actually much better than its terrible reputation, but Sting in a codpiece and a Toto soundtrack will never match the potential ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
4
Francis delivers a stern lecture for the ages
Well, it's time to stop this pleasant reverie on the outreach of men of robe, cloth or codpiece and let you get on with whatever you have planned ... «The Island.lk, Jul 15»
5
The lost art of fighting like a Medieval man
... of your clothes – your woollen stockings and your mail guarded codpiece – and various pieces of plate armour with greased crossbow twine. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
David Bowie: A look at the man and the ACMI exhibition
Several movie excerpts include Bowie's infamously mesmerising codpiece in Labyrinth. “When you think of Bowie, you immediately think of ... «Gay News Network, Jul 15»
7
The Ten Most Stylish Guys in Movie History
Also one of the most stylish films ever designed, Alex's "uniform" in all white, with suspenders, jack boots, codpiece, eyeball cufflinks, derby and ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
All that may become a man
... many parts, and the Smith Street Stage theater company has cast 13 actors into the play's 65 parts without regard to how they fill a codpiece. «Brooklyn Paper, Jun 15»
9
Spoon! The Tick Is Back in 'Ted 2'
... other differences in Ted 2's version of the Tick's costume, including straighter antenna atop his cowl and a more… um, pronounced codpiece. «Yahoo News, Jun 15»
10
Ask the Critic: How Aladdin changed animation
Between Memorial and Labor Day, any movie that doesn't feature codpiece-clad superheroes or CGI annihilation is at risk of getting lost in the ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jun 15»

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