Definitions for cuirasses

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cuirasses cui·rass

Spelling: [kwi-ras]

IPA: /kwɪˈræs/

Cuirasses is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 360 anagrams from letters in cuirasses (aceirsssu).

Definitions for cuirasses

noun

1. Also called corselet. defensive armor for the torso comprising a breastplate and backplate, originally made of leather.
2. either of the plates forming such armor.
3. any similar covering, as the protective armor of a ship.
4. Zoology. a hard shell or other covering forming an indurated defensive shield.

verb (used with object)

1. to equip or cover with a cuirass.

Origin of cuirasses

1425-75; French cuirasse Late Latin coriācea, noun use of feminine of coriāceus (adj.) leather, equivalent to Latin cori(um) leather + -āceus -aceous; replacing lat

Examples for cuirasses

His horse was shot under him and his cuirass was struck, but not pierced, by a musketball.

He was clad in helmet and cuirass, and armed with sword and poniard.

Panzer, a cuirass, is etymologically a pauncher, or defence for the paunch.

The cuirass was the title for the defence of the breast and the back.

So the hero set out, protected only with cuirass and the lion skin.

Those who stood about him besought him in vain to put on his cuirass.

Raimond V. took the helmet, but would not hear of the cuirass.

Larame, in all haste, brought the baron's helmet and cuirass.

The master of the horse was in his cuirass; he was armed, and wore large boots.

Around all hearts as noble as his, there is a second envelope that forms a cuirass.