cuirie

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noun

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

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuirie.”

OriginMiddle English quyrre ← Old French cuirie →
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Meanings

nouncuirie (plural cuiries)

plural cuiries

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

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:cuirie.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcuirie
  2. Middle Englishquyrre
  3. Englishcuirie

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

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APA

cuirie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuirie

MLA

“cuirie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuirie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuirie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuirie.

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