Definition for CUI-RASS'

CUI-RASS', n. [kuweras'; Fr. cuirasse; It. corazza; Sp. coraza; Port. couraça; W. curas. Qu. from cor, the heart; or from Fr. cuir, L. corium, leather.]

A breast-plate; a piece of defensive armor, made of iron plate, well hammered, and covering the body from the neck to the girdle. – Encyc.

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