Associations to the word «Cuirass»

Pictures for the word «Cuirass»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CUIRASS, noun. Medieval body armor that covers the chest and back.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats