Etymology

cuirasse

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Today it means: The armour-like crust that forms upon the exposure of a lateritic soil profile. Full definition →

French cuirasse
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  1. French · borrowed fromcuirasse
  2. English todaycuirasse

Borrowed from French cuirasse.

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