cuirass

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kwɪˈɹæs/

Noun

cuirass (plural cuirasses)

1. A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
2. The breastplate taken by itself.

Translations

• French: cuirasse
• German: Kürass
• Italian: corazza
• Portuguese: couraça
• Russian: кира́са
• Spanish: coraza

Verb

cuirass (cuirasses, present participle cuirassing; past and past participle cuirassed)

1. (transitive) To cover with defensive armor; to armor-plate.

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