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cuirasse

cuirasse noun: the armour-like crust that forms upon the exposure of a lateritic soil profile. Also the alternative form of cuirass.

Noun

cuirasse (countable and uncountable, plural cuirasses)

  1. The armour-like crust that forms upon the exposure of a lateritic soil profile.

Also used as

cuirasse is also the alternative form of cuirass.

Forms of cuirasse

pluralcuirasses

Origin of cuirasse

Borrowed from French cuirasse.

Questions about cuirasse

What does cuirasse mean?
Cuirasse means the armour-like crust that forms upon the exposure of a lateritic soil profile.
What part of speech is cuirasse?
Cuirasse is a noun.
What is the plural of cuirasse?
The plural of cuirasse is cuirasses.

Words near cuirasse in the dictionary

  1. cuings
  2. cuir bouilli
  3. cuir-bouilli
  4. cuir-bouilly
  5. cuirass
  6. cuirasse
  7. cuirassed
  8. cuirassement
  9. cuirassements
  10. cuirasses
  11. cuirassier

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