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| cui·ras·sier [ kwrə sr, kyrə sr ] (plural cui·ras·siers) |
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soldier wearing cuirass: a mounted soldier wearing a cuirass, especially in 16th-century Europe
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| [Mid-16th century. < French< cuirasse, modern form of Old French cuirace (see cuirass)] |
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