Main Entry: cui·rass

Pronunciation: \kwi-ˈras, kyu̇-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English curas, from Middle French cuirasse, probably from Old Occitan coirassa, from Late Latin coreacea, feminine of coreaceus leathern, from Latin corium skin, leather; akin to Old English heortha deerskin, Latin cortex bark, Greek keirein to cut — more at shear

Date: 15th century

1 : a piece of armor covering the body from neck to waist; also : the breastplate of such a piece
2 : something (as bony plates covering an animal) resembling a cuirass

— cui·rassed adjective