noun
- flexible steel shoes or foot armor worn by medieval knights as part of a suit of armor
Usage: historical; armor terminology
Examples
- The knight’s sollerets protected his feet during battle.
- Medieval armor included sollerets to cover the warrior’s feet.
- The museum displayed a complete suit of armor with ornate sollerets.
- Sollerets were articulated to allow movement while providing protection.
- The blacksmith crafted new sollerets for the lord’s armor.
- Historical reenactors wear replica sollerets as part of their medieval costumes.