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cuirassiers

cuirassiers is the plural of cuirassier.

Meaning of cuirassier

Noun

cuirassier (plural cuirassiers)

  1. (historical) A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).
    • His vision was secular: the high priests 'will wear impressive robes'; the Herzl army would boast cuirassiers with silver breastplates;2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 449

Questions about cuirassiers

What is cuirassiers the plural of?
Cuirassiers is the plural of cuirassier.

Words near cuirassiers in the dictionary

  1. cuirassed
  2. cuirassement
  3. cuirassements
  4. cuirasses
  5. cuirassier
  6. cuirassiers
  7. cuirassing
  8. cuirboille
  9. cuirbouly
  10. cuirie
  11. cuiries

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