kuras

Meaning

a cuirass, a breastplate

Concepts

armor

armour

cuirass

armour-plating

harness

sheathing

sheeting

shield

🛡️

thorax

body armour

armature

battle-sark

breastplate

coat of mail

corselet

Synonyms

bepantsering

harnas

pantser

rusting

wapenrusting

krijgsuitrusting

Translations

Panzer

Harnisch

couraça

armure

coraza

corazza

cuirassa

Küraß

armadura

πανοπλία

Rüstung

zırh

cuirasse

armatura

τεθωρακισμένο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kyˈrɑs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French: cuirasse

In summary

Borrowed from Middle French cuirasse, from Old French cuirace, from Old Occitan coirassa, from Late Latin coriacea.