cuirasse
Meaning
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- breastplate (piece of armour covering the chest and sometimes the back)
- armour (protective plates covering some lizards and fish)
- armour, armour plate (metal plating covering a ship for protection)
Concepts
armour
breastplate
cuirass
armor
shell
armouring
armoring
tank
armors
coat of mail
plastron
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɥi.ʁas/
Etymology
From Old French cuirace, probably borrowed from Old Occitan coirassa, or Italian corazza, or Old Aragonese cuyraça, from Late Latin coriacea (vestis) (“leather (garment)”), from coriaceus, ultimately from Latin corium, and probably influenced by cuir in French. Doublet of coriace.
New
cuirer
to leather (cover with leather)
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