cuirass
n. armor that protects the chest and back | ||||
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Cuirass Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Cuirass
(n.)
The breastplate taken by itself.
(n.)
An armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a cuirass.
(n.)
A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle
(n.)
The breastplate taken by itself.
(n.)
An armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a cuirass.
(n.)
A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle
| WordNet 2.0 |
cuirass
Noun
1. medieval body armor that covers the chest and back
(hypernym) body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract
(part-meronym) backplate
Noun
1. medieval body armor that covers the chest and back
(hypernym) body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract
(part-meronym) backplate
| hEnglish - advanced version |
cuirass
cuirass
\cui*rass"\ (kw&esl;*r&adot;s", or kwē"răs; 277), n.; pl. cuirasses(-&ebreve;z). [f. cuirasse, orig., a breastplate of leather, for of. cuirée, cuirie influenced by it. corazza, or sp. coraza, fr. an assumed ll. coriacea, fr. l. coriaceus, adj., of leather, fr. corium leather, hide; akin to gr. cho`rion intestinal membrane, oslav. skora hide, lith. skura hide, leather. cf. coriaceous.]
1. (a) a piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle. (b) the breastplate taken by itself.
note: the cuirass covered the body before and behind. it consisted of two parts, a breast- and backpiece of iron fastened together by means of straps and buckles or other like contrivances. it was originally, as the name imports, made of leather, but afterward of metal.
2. (zo?l) an armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a cuirass.
cuirass
\cui*rass"\ (kw&esl;*r&adot;s", or kwē"răs; 277), n.; pl. cuirasses(-&ebreve;z). [f. cuirasse, orig., a breastplate of leather, for of. cuirée, cuirie influenced by it. corazza, or sp. coraza, fr. an assumed ll. coriacea, fr. l. coriaceus, adj., of leather, fr. corium leather, hide; akin to gr. cho`rion intestinal membrane, oslav. skora hide, lith. skura hide, leather. cf. coriaceous.]
1. (a) a piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle. (b) the breastplate taken by itself.
note: the cuirass covered the body before and behind. it consisted of two parts, a breast- and backpiece of iron fastened together by means of straps and buckles or other like contrivances. it was originally, as the name imports, made of leather, but afterward of metal.
2. (zo?l) an armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a cuirass.
| The Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournaments Arms and Armour Glossary |
Cuirass
The plate defense for the body . Introduced during the third quarter of the 14th century, it became the "cadillac" defense of the 15th century. Consisting of a breast and backplate , hoops of steel to defend the hips known as faulds , and tassets to defend the hips. During the 14th century, the breastplate was often made from a single piece of steel and the backplate from a brigandine , but during the 15th the breastplate was generally made in two or more pieces (especially in the German "gothic" examples) and the back in many pieces. The piecing yielded a good deal of increased mobility and made the harnesses much easier to produce.
Italian cuirasses were often more rounded in shape, keeping with the Milanese school lines, formed of larger pieces of thicker steel. German models were sharper, formed of more numerous and thinner plates, often featuring fluting to increase the strength lost with the use of small, thin plates.
The plate defense for the body . Introduced during the third quarter of the 14th century, it became the "cadillac" defense of the 15th century. Consisting of a breast and backplate , hoops of steel to defend the hips known as faulds , and tassets to defend the hips. During the 14th century, the breastplate was often made from a single piece of steel and the backplate from a brigandine , but during the 15th the breastplate was generally made in two or more pieces (especially in the German "gothic" examples) and the back in many pieces. The piecing yielded a good deal of increased mobility and made the harnesses much easier to produce.
Italian cuirasses were often more rounded in shape, keeping with the Milanese school lines, formed of larger pieces of thicker steel. German models were sharper, formed of more numerous and thinner plates, often featuring fluting to increase the strength lost with the use of small, thin plates.
| Medieval Glossary |
cuirass
Plate defense for the body. Consisting of a breast and backplate, hoops of steel to defend the hips known as faulds, and tassets to defend the hips.
Plate defense for the body. Consisting of a breast and backplate, hoops of steel to defend the hips known as faulds, and tassets to defend the hips.
Cuirass Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Cuirass
- This article is devoted to the type of armour known as a cuirass. For details of cavalry wearing cuirasses go to cuirassier. For information about cuirass ventilation, see the article about the iron lung
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