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cuirass
/kwɪˈɹæs/
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What does cuirass mean?
noun
- A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
- The breastplate taken by itself.
verb
- To cover with defensive armor; to armor-plate.
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IPA pronunciation
/kwɪˈɹæs/
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/ˈkjʊəɹæs/
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The glittering cuirass of the Rhynchites goes to take its place beside the grey cloak of the Phynotomus.
We cut this off in one complete piece, and when cold, within half an hour it stood up like a cuirass.
More book examples (3)
The Nautilus did not wish to strike at the impenetrable cuirass, but below the water-line, where the metallic covering no longer protected it.
Gorget, gusset, basinet, cuirass, gauntlet, sleeve, all alike in the view of these feminine eyes were practicable spaces whereon to sew scraps of fluttering colour.
They strike it cleverly in its vulnerable spot, in default of a cuirass, in its lack of logic; they attacked this revolution in its royalty.