CUIRASS


Meaning of CUIRASS in English

n. 1 hist. a piece of armour consisting of breastplate and back-plate fastened together. 2 a device for artificial respiration.

[ ME f. OF cuirace, ult. f. LL coriaceus f. corium leather ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.