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What (who) is Cuirass - definition
TYPE OF ARMOR
Cuirasses; Curaisse
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cuirass
n.
Breastplate.
cuirass
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1. historical a piece of armour consisting of breastplate and backplate fastened together.
2. Medicine an artificial ventilator which encloses the body and forces air in and out of the lungs.
Origin
ME: from OFr. cuirace, based on late L. coriaceus, from corium 'leather'.
Cuirass
·noun The breastplate taken by itself.
II. Cuirass ·noun An armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a cuirass.
III. Cuirass ·noun A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
Wikipedia
Cuirass
A cuirass (; French: cuirasse, Latin: coriaceus) is a piece of armour that covers the torso, formed of one or more pieces of metal or other rigid material. The word probably originates from the original material, leather, from the French cuirace and Latin word coriacea. The use of the term "cuirass" generally refers to both the chestplate (or breastplate) and the back piece together; whereas a breastplate only protects the front, a cuirass protects both the front and the back.
Examples of use of Cuirass
1. I was in an iron lung for seven years but for the last 43 years I have used a smaller version of negative pressure ventilation in the form of a cuirass shell, which is airtight and fits over my chest, and is held in place by straps.
2. Nostalgia Remains Strong for Brezhnev Era By Nabi Abdullaev Staff Writer Vladimir Musaelyan / Itar–Tass Brezhnev with his Hero of the U.S.S.R. medals and other awards in 1'7'. Many remember Leonid Brezhnev as a mumbling dotard with dark bushy eyebrows and a cuirass of medals pinned on his broad chest.