cuirass
/kwi-ras/US // kwɪˈræs //UK // (kwɪˈræs) //
盔甲,护身符,斗篷,斗笠
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Also called corselet. defensive armor for the torso comprising a breastplate and backplate, originally made of leather.
- : either of the plates forming such armor.
- : any similar covering, as the protective armor of a ship.
- : Zoology. a hard shell or other covering forming an indurated defensive shield.
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to equip or cover with a cuirass.
Examples
Round the women in wider circles were others,—three thousand men,—also in white, but with each a glittering cuirass and cimeter.
The colour of the cuirass on the back is iron grey, and on the flanks and tail of a light grey with spots of iron grey.
Only as technical skill improved could the final stage, that of the elaborate cuirass, be attained.
We read of the shield of Ajax being composed of seven tough ox-hides, and the word cuirass itself suggests a leather garment.
The cuirass is generally made in two pieces, an upper and a lower, which allows more freedom for the body.
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