Cuirasse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cuirasse is a noun meaning (pedology) The armour-like crust that forms upon the exposure of a lateritic soil profile.
Meaning
(pedology) The armour-like crust that forms upon the exposure of a lateritic soil profile.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of cuirass (“breastplate”).
Example Sentences
[…] now had a lighter armour called three-quarter armour, comprising a cuirasse, jointed elements protecting the shoulders, arms and the front of the thighs, a doublet protecting the .
As to the equipment of the Russian warrior of the period, his armor consisted of a helmet, a cuirasse, and a shield; and his standard weapons were the sword and the spear; bows and arrows were also used, […]
In Boilly's illustration, the Maid appears clad in a dress with a long skirt and puffed and slashed sleeves, a whiteplumed hat, a hauberk (or mail tunic) and a cuirasse (armor for the breast and back). She stands with her sword upheld .
Word Forms
- cuirasses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cuirassement, cuirassier, curiet, crusta, crustation, crust.
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