cuirass /kwi'raes; kwi'raes/ n piece of armour to protect the body, breastplate and plate for the back, fastened together. 胸甲 (保護(hù)前胸后背的甲胄) 。 → the illus at armour. 參看 armour 之插圖。 cuir-assier /ikwira'sir); /kwira,sir/ n horse-soldier wearing a ~. 著胸甲的騎兵。