cui|rass

cui|rass
cui|rass «kwih RAS», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a piece of armor for the body, made of a breastplate and a plate for the back fastened together.
2. the breastplate alone: »

The troopers armed with cuirass and backplate... (Scott).

3. the armor plate of a warship.
4. Zoology. a hard, bony protective covering of certain animals.
–v.t.
to cover or protect with a cuirass.
[< Old French cuirasse < Italian corazza < Late Latin coriācea (vestis) (garment) of leather < Latin corium leather; form influenced by Old French cuir leather < Latin corium]

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