cuirass

  • 31peasecod-cuirass — peaseˈcod cuirassˈ noun A cuirass shaped like the peasecod bellied doublet • • • Main Entry: ↑pease …

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  • 32tabetic cuirass — an area of diminished sense of touch encircling the chest of a patient with tabes dorsalis …

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  • 33Cuirasses — Cuirass Cui*rass (kw[ e]*r[.a]s , or kw[=e] r[a^]s; 277), n.; pl. {Cuirasses}( [e^]z). [F.cuirasse, orig., a breastplate of leather, for OF. cuir[ e]e, cuirie influenced by It. corazza, or Sp. coraza, fr. an assumed LL. coriacea, fr. L. coriaceus …

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  • 34Cuirassier — French cuirassier (1809) Cuirassiers (  / …

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  • 35Medical ventilator — For other uses, see Modes of mechanical ventilation. For other uses, see ventilation (physiology). The Bird VIP Infant ventilator A medical ventilator can be defined as any machine designed to mechanically move breatheable air into and out of the …

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  • 36United States Department of War — The United States Department of War, sometimes also called the War Office, was the department of the United States government s executive branch responsible for the operation and maintenance of land (and later air) forces from 1789 until… …

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  • 37Department of the Army Seal and Emblem — The Department of the Army Seal (formerly, the War Office Seal ) The Department of the Army Seal and the Department of the Army Emblem are, respectively, the official seal and emblem of the Headquarters, U.S. Army (formerly, of the War… …

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  • 38Japanese armour — A samurai on horseback wearing (O yoroi) Armour in Japan has a history that goes back as far as the 4th century.[1] Japanese armour developed enormously over the centuries since its introduction to the battlefield. It was worn to varying degrees… …

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  • 39Components of medieval armour — Following is a table that concisely identifies various pieces of medieval armour, mostly plate but some mail, arranged by the part of body that is protected and roughly by date. No attempt has been made to identify fastening components or various …

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  • 40Byzantine battle tactics — The Byzantine army evolved from that of the late Roman Empire. The language of the army was still Latin (though later and especially after the 6th century Greek dominates, as Greek became the official language of the entire empire) but it became… …

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