cuirass

Definitions

1. A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
2. The breastplate taken by itself.

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Examples

“The cuirass covered the body before and behind, it consisted of two parts, a breast and back piece of iron⟳, fastened together by means of straps and buckles, or other contrivances. They were originally as the name⟳ imports, made of leather, but afterwards of metal, both brass and iron⟳.”

“Lady Orkney's history, to whose house we are going, is a curious one. As Miss⟳ Elizabeth Villiers, by her charms she pierced the cuirass that enveloped the well-disciplined heart of William III.”

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