cuirasses
Metal chest protection
Cuirasses is the plural of cuirass, a piece of armor covering the torso—typically a breastplate and backplate joined together.
The term comes from leather armor that once protected the chest.
Cuirasses appear in historical contexts and ceremonial military dress: The cavalry regiment still wears polished cuirasses on parade.
Metal torso protection
- plateFlat dish for food
- brigandinePlate-lined cloth armor
- gorgetArmor shielding the throat
- pauldronArmor for the shoulder
greave · vambrace · gauntlet · helm · sabaton · plackart · hauberk · mail
Metal torso protection
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- ribcageBony chest enclosure
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- sternumFlat chest bone
pectoral · trunk · midsection · backpiece
Armored cavalry troops
- hoplitesAncient Greek heavy infantry
- legionariesRoman military infantrymen
- knightsTitled warriors on horseback
- chevaliersFrench mounted noblemen
centurions · cavalrymen · dragoons · lancers · hussars · conquistadors · janissaries · gendarmes
Protecting from harm
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- armoredProtected by metal covering
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- bulletproofResistant to gunfire
resistant · hardened · deflection · impenetrable · fortified · plated · layered · riveted
breastplate
Metal torso protection
- plateFlat dish for food
- brigandinePlate-lined cloth armor
- gorgetArmor shielding the throat
pauldron · greave · vambrace · gauntlet · helm · sabaton · plackart · hauberk · mail · panoply
breastplate
Metal torso protection
sternum · pectoral · trunk · midsection · backpiece
cuirassiers
Armored cavalry troops
- hoplitesAncient Greek heavy infantry
- legionariesRoman military infantrymen
- knightsTitled warriors on horseback
chevaliers · centurions · cavalrymen · dragoons · lancers · hussars · conquistadors · janissaries · gendarmes · carabiniers
shielding
Protecting from harm
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- armoredProtected by metal covering
- reinforcedMade more resistant
bulletproof · resistant · hardened · deflection · impenetrable · fortified · plated · layered · riveted · fitted
cuirassesbare chest
nakedness · unarmored · vulnerability · defenselessness · stripped