cuirass

  • 61Cuirassed — Cui*rassed (kw[ e]*r[.a]st or kw[=e] r[a^]st), a. 1. Wearing a cuirass. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l) Having a covering of bony plates, resembling a cuirass; said of certain fishes. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 62Cuirassier — Cui ras*sier (kw? r?s s?r ), n. [F. cuirassier. See {Curass}.] (Mil.) A soldier armed with a cuirass; especially, a soldier of the heaviest cavalry, wearing a cuirass only when in full dress. Milton. [1913 Webster Webster 1913 Suppl.] || …

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  • 63Curat — Cu rat (k? r?t), n. [See{Cuirass}.] A cuirass or breastplate. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 64Hoplite — The word hoplite (Greek: polytonic|ὁπλίτης hoplitēs ; pl. polytonic|ὁπλίται hoplitai ) derives from hoplon (polytonic|ὅπλον, plural hopla polytonic|ὅπλα), meaning an item of armour or equipment, thus hoplite may approximate to armoured man .… …

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  • 65Diomedes — This article is about the hero of the Trojan War. For other uses, see Diomedes (disambiguation). Diomedes, King of Argos a statue by Kresilas from ca. 430 BC. Glyptothek, München …

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  • 66Iron lung — [ Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, California. 1953] An iron lung is a large machine that enables a person to breathe when normal muscle control has been lost or the work of breathing exceeds the person s ability. It is a form of medical ventilator.… …

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  • 67Grande Armée — La Grande Armée Active 1805–15 Country …

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  • 68Body armour — was the manufactured use of various materials to provide rigid and dense protection layer to an individual s body surface in combat. As such it could be improvised or designed, partial or fully covering, from light weight to one that is extremely …

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  • 69Nanban trade — For the Indian film, see Nanban (film). History of Japan The Samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga in Rome in 1615, Coll. Borghese, Rome. Paleolithic 35,000–14,000 BC Jōmon period 14,000–300 BC …

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  • 70Cuisses — External images Mid 14th century splinted cuisses[1] …

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