Leather+cuirass

  • 21lo|ri|ca — «l RY kuh, loh », noun, plural cae « see». 1. Zoology. a) a hard, thickened body wall, as of a rotifer. b) a protective case or sheath, as of a protozoan. 2. a leather cuirass or corselet worn by the ancient Romans. ╂[< Latin lōrīca leather… …

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  • 22Loricate — Lor i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loricated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loricating}.] [L. loricatus, p. p. of loricare to clothe in mail, to cover with plastering, fr. lorica a leather cuirass, a plastering, fr. lorum thong.] To cover with some protecting… …

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  • 23Loricated — Loricate Lor i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loricated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loricating}.] [L. loricatus, p. p. of loricare to clothe in mail, to cover with plastering, fr. lorica a leather cuirass, a plastering, fr. lorum thong.] To cover with some… …

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  • 24Loricating — Loricate Lor i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loricated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loricating}.] [L. loricatus, p. p. of loricare to clothe in mail, to cover with plastering, fr. lorica a leather cuirass, a plastering, fr. lorum thong.] To cover with some… …

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  • 25corium — n. 1. Leather cuirass. 2. (Anat.) Inner skin, true skin, cutis vera (in mammalia) …

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  • 26u̯el-7, u̯elǝ-, u̯lē- —     u̯el 7, u̯elǝ , u̯lē     English meaning: to turn, wind; round, etc..     Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, winden, wälzen”     Note: extended u̯el(e)u , u̯l̥ ne u , u̯(e)lei (diese also “umwinden, einwickeln = einhũllen”)     Material: A.… …

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  • 27Cuirasses — Cuirass 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 …

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  • 28Cuir-bouilli — Leather boiled in water, then moulded into shape, which, when dry, hardened sufficiently to be carved for use as cheap armour. In 1278, Edward I held a *behourd in which all the armour was cuir bouilli. The only distinctions were that the noblest …

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  • 29Japanese armour — A samurai on horseback wearing (O yoroi) Armour in Japan has a history that goes back as far as the 4th century.[1] Japanese armour developed enormously over the centuries since its introduction to the battlefield. It was worn to varying degrees… …

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  • 30Byzantine battle tactics — The Byzantine army evolved from that of the late Roman Empire. The language of the army was still Latin (though later and especially after the 6th century Greek dominates, as Greek became the official language of the entire empire) but it became… …

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