cuirasse

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cuirasse

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Borrowed from French cuirasse.

noun cuirasses

countable, uncountable The armour-like crust that forms upon the exposure of a lateritic soil profile.
alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of cuirass (“breastplate”). As to the equipment of the Russian warrior of the period, his armor consisted of a helmet, a cuirasse, and a shield; and his standard weapons were the sword and the spear; bows and arrows were also used, […]

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@misc{cuirasse_2026,
  title = {cuirasse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cuirasse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}