Tuille vs. Tuile — What's the Difference?

A steel plate used in medieval armor for protecting the thigh.

A tuile is a baked wafer, French in origin, generally arced in shape, that is made most often from dough (but also possibly from cheese), often served as an accompaniment of other dishes. Tuile is the French word for tile, after the shape of roof tiles that the arced baked good most often resembles.

(historical) An armor plate hanging down from the breastplate or fauld to cover the thigh, either below or as part of a tasse.

A thin, crisp cookie that is traditionally made with almonds and has a curved shape.

In plate armor, a suspended plate in from of the thigh. See Illust. of Tasses.

A type of thin, papery cookie, often bent into fancy shapes

Armor plate that protects the hip and thigh