1
: a piece of armor covering the body from neck to waist
also
: the breastplate of such a piece
2
: something (such as bony plates covering an animal) resembling a cuirass
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Then a leather specialist handcrafted the cuirass to Mescal’s specifications.
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2024
This meant that Crossman and his team had to adapt certain costumes already in the works—including a pale, handwoven leather cuirass molded to Mescal’s torso—to fit his evolving physique.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
The cuirass, with a huge hole through both the front and back plates, is now in the collection of the Musée de l'Armée in Paris, with other items from the Napoleonic era.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
Yet whoever was wearing it on 18 June 1815, this cuirass serves to emphasise the brutality of Napoleonic warfare at a most personal level.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
My favourite application of bronze has always been the cuirass (breastplate), shield, spear, sword and greaves of the Spartan soldiers.
—Wei Koh, A-LIST, 3 Apr. 2018
The remains of the tunic-like garment, known as a cuirass, are held in the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
—James Rogers, Fox News, 26 Mar. 2018
The cuirass suffered damage during the excavation, likely while being removed from its original box and when an attempt was made to unfold it.
—James Rogers, Fox News, 26 Mar. 2018
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2024
This meant that Crossman and his team had to adapt certain costumes already in the works—including a pale, handwoven leather cuirass molded to Mescal’s torso—to fit his evolving physique.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
The cuirass, with a huge hole through both the front and back plates, is now in the collection of the Musée de l'Armée in Paris, with other items from the Napoleonic era.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
Yet whoever was wearing it on 18 June 1815, this cuirass serves to emphasise the brutality of Napoleonic warfare at a most personal level.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
My favourite application of bronze has always been the cuirass (breastplate), shield, spear, sword and greaves of the Spartan soldiers.
—Wei Koh, A-LIST, 3 Apr. 2018
The remains of the tunic-like garment, known as a cuirass, are held in the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
—James Rogers, Fox News, 26 Mar. 2018
The cuirass suffered damage during the excavation, likely while being removed from its original box and when an attempt was made to unfold it.
—James Rogers, Fox News, 26 Mar. 2018
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“Cuirass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cuirass. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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cuirass
noun
cui·rass
kwi-ˈras 
kyu̇-
: a piece of armor covering the body from neck to waist
also
: the breastplate of such a piece
Medical Definition
cuirass
noun
cui·rass
kwi-ˈras, kyu̇-
1
: a plaster cast for the trunk and neck
2
: a respirator that covers the chest or the chest and abdomen and provides artificial respiration by means of an electric pump
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