CUIRASS

Cuirass

A cuirass is a piece of armour, formed of a single or multiple pieces of metal or other rigid material, which covers the front of the torso. In a suit of armour this important piece was generally connected to a back piece and cuirass could refer to the complete torso-protecting armour.

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cuirass

Noun

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


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