CUIRASS
\kwɪɹˈas], \kwɪɹˈas], \k_w_ɪ_ɹ_ˈa_s]\
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A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle
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The breastplate taken by itself.
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An armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a cuirass.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A defensive covering for the breast orig. made of leather, afterwards of iron fastened with straps and buckles, etc.
By Daniel Lyons
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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