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Definition of Cuirasses
1. cuirass [v] - See also: cuirass
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuirasses
| cuffo cuffs cuffy cui bono cuica cuicas cuif cuifs cuigeals cuinage | cuing cuir-bouilli cuish cuishes cuisinart cuisinarts cuisine cuisines cuisse cuisser | cuissers cuisses cuit |
Literary usage of Cuirasses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The geography of Herodotus by James Talboys Wheeler (1854)
"Assyrian costume of linen cuirasses, helmets of brazen network, ... Median costume
of tiaras, variously-coloured cuirasses, breastplates of iron scales, ..."
2. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs from September 1678 to April 1714 by Narcissus Luttrell (1857)
"This days Dutch post advises, from Turin, that 3000 cuirasses, (being back, brest,
and head peice for troopers,) bought there for service of the pope, ..."
3. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and by John Smith (1831)
"On the right side, and front, are two cuirasses, a shield, and a saddle, on the
ground ; a helmet, with a plume of feathers, and an arm-piece, ..."
4. Cavalry: Its History, Management, and Uses in War by Jean Roemer (1863)
"... and Figure 39 another, which is set with scales, and has leathern pendants
faced with woven wire, to protect the abdomen and thighs. Some cuirasses were ..."
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