English-Thai Dictionary

cuirass

N เสื้อ เกราะ  suea-kror

 

cuirassier

N ทหาร ที่ สวม เสื้อ เกราะ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CUIRASS

n.A breast-plate; a piece of defensive armor, made or iron plate, well hammered, and covering the body from the neck to the girdle.

 

CUIRASSIER

n.A soldier armed with a cuirass, or breast plate.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CUIRASS

Cui *rass " (kw-rs `, or kw `rs; 277 ), n.; pl. Cuirasses (-. Etym: [F.cuirasse, orig. , a breascuir, cuirie influenced by It. corazza, or Sp. cora, fr. an assumed LL. coriacea, fr. L. coriacevs, adj. , of leather, fr. corium leather, hide; akin to Gr. skora hide, Lith. skura hide, leather. Cf. Coriaceous. ]

 

1. (a ) A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle. (b ) The breastplate taken by itself.

 

Note: The cuirass covered the body before and behind. It consisted of two parts, a breast- and backpiece of iron fastened together by means of straps and buckles or other like contrivances. It was originally, as the name imports, made of leather, but afterward of metal. Crose.

 

2. (Zoöl )

 

Defn: An armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a cuirass.

 

CUIRASSED

CUIRASSED Cui *rassed " (kw-rst ` or kw `rst ), a.

 

1. Wearing a cuirass.

 

2. (Zoöl )

 

Defn: Having a covering of bony plates, resembling a cuirass; - said of certain fishes.

 

CUIRASSIER

Cui `ras *sier " (kw `rs-sr "), n. Etym: [F. cuirassier. See Curass.]

 

Defn: A soldier armed with a cuirass. Milton.

 

CUIR BOUILLI

CUIR BOUILLI Cuir " bou `illi ". [F.]

 

Defn: In decorative art, boiled leather, fitted by the process to receive impressed patterns, like those produced by chasing metal, and to retain the impression permanently.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cuirass

cui rass |kwiˈras, kyo͝orˈas kwiˈræs | ▶noun 1 historical a piece of armor consisting of breastplate and backplate fastened together. • a hard protective cover on an animal. 2 Medicine an artificial ventilator that encloses the body, leaving the limbs free, and forces air in and out of the lungs by changes in pressure. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cuirace, based on late Latin coriaceus (adjective ), from corium ‘leather ’ (of which a cuirass was originally made ).

 

cuirassier

cui ras sier |ˌkwi (ə )rəˈsi (ə )r, ˌkyo͝or -ˈkwɪrəsɪər | ▶noun historical a cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: French, from cuirasse, from Old French cuirace (see cuirass ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

cuirass

cuirass |kwɪˈras | ▶noun 1 historical a piece of armour consisting of breastplate and backplate fastened together. 2 Medicine an artificial ventilator which encloses the body, leaving the limbs free, and forces air in and out of the lungs by changes in pressure. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cuirace, based on late Latin coriaceus (adjective ), from corium ‘leather ’ (of which a cuirass was originally made ).

 

cuirassier

cuirassier |ˌkwɪrəˈsiːə, French kɥiʀasje | ▶noun historical a cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: French, from cuirasse, from Old French cuirace (see cuirass ).

 

French Dictionary

cuir

cuir n. m. nom masculin Peau des animaux tannée et travaillée. : Une valise de cuir.

 

cuirassé

cuirassé , ée adj. et n. m. adjectif 1 Protégé par une cuirasse. : Des chevaliers cuirassés. 2 figuré Endurci. : Être cuirassé contre les critiques. SYNONYME blindé . nom masculin Navire de guerre. : Le Cuirassé Potemkine (film d ’Eisenstein ). Note Orthographique cui r a ss é.

 

cuirasse

cuirasse n. f. nom féminin 1 Armure métallique qui recouvre la poitrine, le ventre et le dos. : Les chevaliers du Moyen Âge portaient une cuirasse. 2 figuré Défense, protection. : La cuirasse de l ’intransigeance. SYNONYME carapace . LOCUTION Le défaut de la cuirasse. figuré Le point faible de quelqu ’un, de quelque chose. Note Orthographique cui r a ss e.

 

cuirasser

cuirasser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Revêtir d ’une cuirasse. verbe pronominal 1 Porter une cuirasse. 2 figuré Se blinder, s ’endurcir. : Pour tenir bon, il faut se cuirasser contre les trahisons et les commentaires désagréables. SYNONYME aguerrir . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elles se sont cuirassées contre les attaques mesquines.

 

cuire

cuire v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif Soumettre des aliments à la chaleur. : Cuire un poulet au four. SYNONYME griller ; rôtir . verbe intransitif Être soumis à l ’action de la chaleur. : Les pois cuisent vite. LOCUTION Dur à cuire. figuré Personne résistante, ferme. : Des durs à cuire terrifiants. conduire INDICATIF PRÉSENT Je cuis, tu cuis, il cuit, nous cuisons, vous cuisez, ils cuisent. IMPARFAIT Je cuisais. PASSÉ SIMPLE Je cuisis. FUTUR Je cuirai. CONDITIONNEL PRÉSENT Je cuirais. IMPÉRATIF PRÉSENT Cuis, cuisons, cuisez. SUBJONCTIF PRÉSENT Que je cuise. IMPARFAIT Que je cuisisse. PARTICIPE PRÉSENT Cuisant. PASSÉ Cuit, cuite.