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cuiˈrassed, ppl. a.
[f. cuirass n. + -ed.]
1. Furnished with or wearing a cuirass; also fig.
1727–51Chambers Cycl. s.v. Cuirasse, A good part of the German calvary are cuirassed. 1852Moir Portrait of Scott Poet. Wks. II. 258 The cuirassed warrior, stern and high. 1854H. Miller Footpr. Creat. iii. (1874) 23 Remains of a large cuirassed fish.
2. Of ships, etc.: Armour-plated.
1864Daily Tel. 12 Oct., The invention of cuirassed vessels. 1870Standard 12 Dec., Cuirassed locomotives were ready on the Orleans line with guns to support. |