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cuirass::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cataphract, body armor, body armour, suit of armour, coat of mail, suit of armor |
Examples of cuirass
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On the underside of the mounts are lugs for attachment to a stiff leather cuirass.
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The king wears a composite cuirass which copies the shape of the linothorax.
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How could my helmet and cuirass aid me when my bright star favoured me not?
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A shallow neck-guard was angled to the bowl to prevent chafing against the metal cuirass.
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The fibula was originally made of precious stone, like the cuirass.
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And over the chain mail he would also use a lamellar cuirass that could have sleeves or not.
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The cuirass itself, possibly worn in the grave, did not survive.
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The original statue of marble was acrolithic with the torso consisting of a cuirass in bronze.
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The cuirass itself, possibly worn in the grave, did not survive.
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- Medieval body armor that covers the chest and back
- A Cuirass (French cuirasse, Latin coriaceus, made of leather, from corium, the original breastplate being of leather, pronounced in English as "kwi-rass"), is a piece of armour, formed of a single or multiple pieces of metal or other rigid material, which covers the front of the wearer's person. ...
- A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle; The breastplate taken by itself
- The plate defense for the body. Introduced during the third quarter of the 14th century, it became the "cadillac" defense of the 15th century. Consisting of a breast and backplate, hoops of steel to defend the hips known as faulds, and tassets to defend the hips. ...
- Body armor, originally of leather, afterwards of plate, particulary aimed at protecting the chest and back.
- Armor section or breastplate covering the torso
- Armour designed to protect the torso, and consists of both back and breast plates.
- A finger jouster's upper body clothing. Includes the torso, chest, back, and arms.
- A backplate and breastplate designed to be worn together
