Leather+cuirass

  • 101phalanx — /fay langks, fal angks/, n., pl. phalanxes or, for 7, phalanges /feuh lan jeez/, v. n. 1. (in ancient Greece) a group of heavily armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep, with shields joined and long spears overlapping. 2. any body …

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  • 102Deadliest Warrior: The Game — Download display art featuring five of the playable warriors. Left to right; Spartan, Samurai, Pirate, Knight and Ninja. Developer(s) Pipeworks Software …

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  • 103Spartan army — Military history of Sparta redirects here. For other uses, see Military history of Sparta (disambiguation). The Spartan army was the military force of Sparta, one of the leading city states of ancient Greece. The army stood at the centre of the… …

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  • 104Armour —    Is employed in the English Bible to denote military equipment, both offensive and defensive.    1) The offensive weapons were different at different periods of history. The rod of iron (Ps. 2:9) is supposed to mean a mace or crowbar, an… …

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  • 105lorica — lo•ri•ca [[t]ləˈraɪ kə, lɔ , loʊ [/t]] n. pl. cae ( sē, kē). 1) zool. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists 2) a cuirass or corselet, orig. of leather • Etymology: 1700–10; < NL, L lōrīca… …

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  • 106lorica — /lɒˈraɪkə/ (say lo ruykuh) noun (plural loricae /lɒˈraɪsi/ (say lo ruysee)) 1. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain infusorians. 2. a cuirass or corselet, originally of leather. {Latin: a corselet, a… …

  • 107cuirie — /kwear ee/, n. Armor. a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail. [1225 75; ME quirre < OF quiree, quirie, cuirie; see CUIRASS] …

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