Leather+cuirass

  • 11cuirass — noun Etymology: Middle English curas, from Middle French cuirasse, probably from Old Occitan coirassa, from Late Latin coreacea, feminine of coreaceus leathern, from Latin corium skin, leather; akin to Old English heortha deerskin, Latin …

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  • 12cuirass — noun a) A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle. The cuirass covered the body before and behind, it consisted of two parts, a breast and back piece of iron, fastened together by means of straps and buckles, or… …

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  • 13Cuirass — Piece of body armour, orig. of leather; somewhat like a waistcoat, protecting chest and back. Later it was made of *mail. [< OldFr. cuir = leather] Cf. Cuir bouilli …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 14cuirass — n.; pl. cuirasses [F. cuirasse, leather breastplate] A protective covering, such as cuticle, plates, scales or shells …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 15cuirass — [kwɪ ras] noun 1》 historical a piece of armour consisting of breastplate and backplate fastened together. 2》 Medicine an artificial ventilator which encloses the body and forces air in and out of the lungs. Origin ME: from OFr. cuirace, based on… …

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  • 16cuirass — noun (C) a piece of metal or leather that covers a soldier s chest and back, worn for protection in battle in former times …

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  • 17cuirass — n. 1 hist. a piece of armour consisting of breastplate and back plate fastened together. 2 a device for artificial respiration. Etymology: ME f. OF cuirace, ult. f. LL coriaceus f. corium leather …

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  • 18Muscle cuirass — in bronze, 370 340 BC In classical antiquity, the muscle cuirass[1] or heroic cuirass is a type of body armo …

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  • 19Sutton Hoo — restored). Although based on helmets of the spangenhelm type, the immediate comparisons are with contemporary Vendel Age helmets from eastern Sweden.] Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, is the site of two Anglo Saxon cemeteries of the… …

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  • 20Deadliest Warrior: Legends — is a fighting game developed by Pipeworks Software and published by 345 Games Spike Games. Based on the Spike documentary TV series Deadliest Warrior and the sequel to Deadliest Warrior: The Game, Deadliest Warrior: Legends allows players to take …

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