Cuirass Definition

kwĭ-răs
cuirasses
noun
A piece of closefitting armor for protecting the breast and back, orig. made of leather.
Webster's New World
The breastplate of such armor.
Webster's New World
A protective structure of bony plates.
Webster's New World
verb
To cover with or as with a cuirass.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cuirass

Noun

Singular:
cuirass
Plural:
cuirasses

Origin of Cuirass

  • Middle English curas from Old French curasse probably alteration (influenced by Old French cuir leather) of Old Provençal coirassa from Late Latin coriācea (vestis) leather (garment) feminine of coriāceus from Latin corium hide sker-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French cuirace, see Modern french cuirasse.

    From Wiktionary

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