CUIRASS


Meaning of CUIRASS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kwi-ˈras, kyu̇- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English curas, from Middle French cuirasse, probably from Old Occitan coirassa, from Late Latin coreacea, feminine of coreaceus leathern, from Latin corium skin, leather; akin to Old English heortha deerskin, Latin cortex bark, Greek keirein to cut — more at shear

Date: 15th century

1. : a piece of armor covering the body from neck to waist ; also : the breastplate of such a piece

2. : something (as bony plates covering an animal) resembling a cuirass

• cui·rassed adjective

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