cuirassedadj.
1. Furnished with or wearing a cuirass; also figurative.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [adjective] > wearing cuirass
cuirassed1728
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a hard protective covering
maileda1450
crustaceous1659
crustate1661
galeated1728
galeate1826
armour-clad1843
cuirassed1849
armour-plated1862
exostosed1887
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Cuirasse A good Part of the German Calvary, are cuirass'd.
1828 Museum of Foreign Lit. 12 258 The cuirassed warrior, stern and high.
1849 H. Miller Foot-prints of Creator 25 Remains of a large cuirassed fish.
2. Of ships, etc.: Armour-plated.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for vehicle, ship, etc. > [adjective]
armoured1859
armour-plated1862
cuirassed1864
up-armoured1978
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [adjective] > armour-plated
armour-clad1768
mail-clad1777
iron-cased1855
ironclad1855
iron-plated1855
iron-sided1855
armoured1859
iron-clothed1859
mailed1860
armour-plated1862
cuirassed1864
belted1865
Harveyed1894
up-armoured1978
1864 Daily Tel. 12 Oct. The invention of cuirassed vessels.
1870 Standard 12 Dec. Cuirassed locomotives were ready on the Orleans line with guns to support.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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