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cuirie

cuirie noun: an item of leather body armor, a forerunner to the cuirass; a cuirass.

Noun

cuirie (plural cuiries)

  1. An item of leather body armor, a forerunner to the cuirass; a cuirass.
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Forms of cuirie

pluralcuiries

Origin of cuirie

From Middle English quyrre, now respelled according to or reborrowed from its source, Old French cuirie (French cuirie).

Questions about cuirie

What does cuirie mean?
Cuirie means an item of leather body armor, a forerunner to the cuirass; a cuirass.
What part of speech is cuirie?
Cuirie is a noun.
What is the plural of cuirie?
The plural of cuirie is cuiries.

Words near cuirie in the dictionary

  1. cuirassier
  2. cuirassiers
  3. cuirassing
  4. cuirboille
  5. cuirbouly
  6. cuirie
  7. cuiries
  8. CUIs
  9. Cuisenaire rod
  10. Cuisenaire rods
  11. cuish

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