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Cuirass

Cuirass Meaning & Definition
Cuirass Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cuirass?

[n] medieval body armor that covers the chest and back

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See Also | backplate | body armor | body armour | cataphract | coat of mail | suit of armor | suit of armour

Cuirass In Webster's Dictionary

\Cui*rass"\ (kw[-e]*r[.a]s", or kw[=e]"r[a^]s; 277), n.; pl. {Cuirasses}(-[e^]z). [F. cuirasse, orig., a breastplate of leather, for OF. cuir['e]e, cuirie influenced by It. corazza, or Sp. coraza, fr. an assumed LL. coriacea, fr. L. coriaceus, adj., of leather, fr. corium leather, hide; akin to Gr. cho`rion intestinal membrane, OSlav. skora hide, Lith. skura hide, leather. Cf. {Coriaceous}.] 1. (a) A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle. (b) The breastplate taken by itself. Note: The cuirass covered the body before and behind. It consisted of two parts, a breast- and backpiece of iron fastened together by means of straps and buckles or other like contrivances. It was originally, as the name imports, made of leather, but afterward of metal. --Grose. 2. (Zo["o]l) An armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a cuirass.

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