имя существительное 1) [историческое] кираса 2) панцирь
noun Etymology: Middle English curas, from Middle French cuirasse, probably from Old Occitan coirassa, from Late Latin coreacea, feminine of coreaceus leathern, from Latin corium skin, leather; akin to Old English heortha deerskin, Latin cortex bark, Greek keirein to cut — more at shear 1. a piece of armor covering the body from neck to waist; also the breastplate of such a piece 2. something (as bony plates covering an animal) resembling a cuirass • cuirassed adjective