英:[k'wɪræst]
美:[k'wɪræst]
英:[k'wɪræst]
美:[k'wɪræst]
Middle English curas, from Middle French cuirasse, probably from Old Occitan coirassa, from Late Latin coreacea, feminine of coreaceus leathern, from Latin corium skin, leather; akin to Old English heortha deerskin, Latin cortex bark, Greek keirein to cut — more at shear
The first known use of cuirass was in the 15th century
cuisinenoun
style of cooking Chinese cuisinealso: the food cooked
Mexican cuisine
cuirassiernoun
a mounted soldier wearing a cuirass
cuirassnoun
a piece of armor covering the body from neck to waistalso: the breastplate of such a piece
1 The cuirass, with a huge hole through both the front and back plates, is now in the collection of the Musée de l'Armée in Paris, with other items from the Napoleonic era.
2 Yet whoever was wearing it on 18 June 1815, this cuirass serves to emphasise the brutality of Napoleonic warfare at a most personal level.
3 My favourite application of bronze has always been the cuirass (breastplate), shield, spear, sword and greaves of the Spartan soldiers.
4 The remains of the tunic-like garment, known as a cuirass, are held in the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
5 The cuirass suffered damage during the excavation, likely while being removed from its original box and when an attempt was made to unfold it.