cuirassier
English
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from French#CUIRASSIERCategory:English terms derived from French#CUIRASSIER cuirassier, see below.
Pronunciation
Noun
cuirassier (plural cuirassiers)Category:English lemmas#CUIRASSIERCategory:English nouns#CUIRASSIERCategory:English countable nouns#CUIRASSIERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CUIRASSIERCategory:Pages with entries#CUIRASSIERCategory:Pages with 2 entries#CUIRASSIER
- (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#CUIRASSIER, militaryCategory:en:Military#CUIRASSIER) A cavalry soldier equipped with a cuirass (armor).
- 2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 449:
- His vision was secular: the high priests 'will wear impressive robes'; the Herzl army would boast cuirassiers with silver breastplates;Category:English terms with quotations#CUIRASSIER
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cuirassier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From Old FrenchCategory:French terms derived from Old French#CUIRASSIER cuiracerCategory:French undefined derivations#CUIRASSIER, from cuirace + -er. More at English cuirass, French cuirasse.
Pronunciation
Noun
cuirassier m (plural cuirassiers, feminine cuirassier)Category:French lemmas#CUIRASSIERCategory:French nouns#CUIRASSIERCategory:French countable nouns#CUIRASSIERCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CUIRASSIERCategory:French masculine nouns#CUIRASSIERCategory:Pages with entries#CUIRASSIERCategory:Pages with 2 entries#CUIRASSIER
Further reading
- “cuirassier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012