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cuirass
n. 胸甲,铁甲,装甲板 胸甲,铁甲,装甲板 cuirass n 1: medieval body armor that covers the chest and backCuirass \ Cui* rass"\ ( kw[- e]* r[. a] s", or kw[= e]" r[ a^] s; 277), n.; pl. { Cuirasses}(-[ e^] z). [ F. cuirasse, orig., a breastplate of leather, for OF. cuir[' e] e, cuirie influenced by It. corazza, or Sp. coraza, fr. an assumed LL. coriacea, fr. L. coriaceus, adj., of leather, fr. corium leather, hide; akin to Gr. cho` rion intestinal membrane, OSlav. skora hide, Lith. skura hide, leather. Cf. { Coriaceous}.] 1. ( a) A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle. ( b) The breastplate taken by itself. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The cuirass covered the body before and behind. It consisted of two parts, a breast- and backpiece of iron fastened together by means of straps and buckles or other like contrivances. It was originally, as the name imports, made of leather, but afterward of metal. -- Grose. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool) An armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a cuirass. [ 1913 Webster]
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