| cuirass |
Body armor, originally of leather, afterwards of plate, particulary aimed at protecting the chest and back.
Ãâó: home.olemiss.edu/~tjray/medieval/chivarlic.htm
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| cuirass r. |
see under ventilator.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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| cuirass v. |
a type of negative pressure ventilator in which a cuirasslike apparatus either completely surrounds the trunk or is applied only to the front of the chest and abdomen, and allows intermittent negative pressure by evacuation of air to force the chest to expand. Called also cuirass respirator.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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| cuirass |
Plate defense for the body. Consisting of a breast and backplate, hoops of steel to defend the hips known as faulds, and tassets to defend the hips.
Ãâó: www.renaissancemagazine.com/glossary/glossaryc.htm...
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| cuirass |
Breastplate and backplate worn as one peice of armor.
Ãâó: www.mailleartisans.org/glossary/index.cgi
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