cuirass
101cui|rass — «kwih RAS», noun, verb. –n. 1. a piece of armor for the body, made of a breastplate and a plate for the back fastened together. 2. the breastplate alone: »The troopers armed with cuirass and backplate... (Scott). 3. the armor plate of a warship.… …
102lo|ri|ca — «l RY kuh, loh », noun, plural cae « see». 1. Zoology. a) a hard, thickened body wall, as of a rotifer. b) a protective case or sheath, as of a protozoan. 2. a leather cuirass or corselet worn by the ancient Romans. ╂[< Latin lōrīca leather… …
103Backpiece — Back piece , Backplate Back plate , n. [Back, n. or a. + piece, plate. ] 1. A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or which covers the back. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: A piece of plate armor protecting the back; it is worn as… …
104Backplate — Backpiece Back piece , Backplate Back plate , n. [Back, n. or a. + piece, plate. ] 1. A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or which covers the back. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: A piece of plate armor protecting the back; it is… …
105Coriaceous — Co ri*a ceous (k? r? ? sh?s), a. [L. coriaceous, fr. corium leather. See {Cuirass}.] 1. Consisting of or resembling, leather; leatherlike; tough. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Stiff, like leather or parchment. [1913 Webster] …
106Curiet — Cu ri*et (k? r? ?t), n. A cuirass. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
107Excoriate — Ex*co ri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excoriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {excoriating}.] [L. excoriare; ex out + corium hide. cf. {Scourge}; see {Cuirass}.] To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any… …
108Excoriated — Excoriate Ex*co ri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excoriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {excoriating}.] [L. excoriare; ex out + corium hide. cf. {Scourge}; see {Cuirass}.] To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of …
109excoriating — Excoriate Ex*co ri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excoriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {excoriating}.] [L. excoriare; ex out + corium hide. cf. {Scourge}; see {Cuirass}.] To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of …
110Lambrequin — Lam bre*quin, n. [F. Cf. {Lamboys}, {Label}.] 1. A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat. [1913 Webster] 2. A leather flap hanging from a cuirass. Wilhelm. [1913 Webster] 3. A piece of ornament… …
