cuirass

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/kwɪˈɹæs/

名詞

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

日本語の意味

首から胴体までを覆う防御用装甲具 / 単独で用いられる胸部の防具（胸甲）

英語の意味

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

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The knight adjusted his cuirass before stepping onto the battlefield, its polished surface reflecting the morning sun.

騎士は戦場に出る前に胴当てを調整し、その磨かれた表面が朝日の光を反射していた。

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意味（1）

A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle.

The cuirass covered the body before and behind, it consisted of two parts, a breast and back piece of iron, fastened together by means of straps and buckles, or other contrivances. They were originally as the name imports, made of leather, but afterwards of metal, both brass and iron.

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意味（2）

The breastplate taken by itself.

Lady Orkney's history, to whose house we are going, is a curious one. As Miss Elizabeth Villiers, by her charms she pierced the cuirass that enveloped the well-disciplined heart of William III.

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cuirasses （ plural ）