cuirass

1. A defense or protection: "A carefully primped irony, that cuirass of art in the early Eighties, is necessary—a distance so affected as to constitute a hopeless impediment to feeling” ( Robert Hughes).

2. A piece of armor for protecting the breast and back.

3. The breastplate alone.

4. Zoology A protective covering of bony plates or scales.

5. A piece of armor covering the body from neck to waist.

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1. To protect with a cuirass.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
cuirass	9	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ar	2
is	2
si	2
us	2
ai	2
as	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ars	3
rai	3
ras	3
ria	3
sac	5
sau	3
cur	5
cru	5
cis	5
car	5
air	3
sic	5
sir	3
sis	3
ais	3
sri	3
sus	3
ass	3
arc	5

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
scar	6
rias	4
rais	4
sacs	6
sari	4
sics	6
sris	4
airs	4
arcs	6
asci	6
cria	6
ursa	4
uric	6
cars	6
cris	6
crus	6
curs	6
cuss	6
sura	4
sirs	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
suras	5
scaur	7
scars	7
saris	5
crias	7
risus	5
curia	7
crass	7
cauri	7
casus	7
auris	5
auric	7
ascus	7
arsis	5
arcus	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
crissa	8
crasis	8
cauris	8
scaurs	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cuirass	9