cuirasse

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The armour-like crust that forms upon the exposure of a lateritic soil profile.
2. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of cuirass (“breastplate”).

   “As to the equipment of the Russian warrior of the period, his armor consisted of a helmet, a cuirasse, and a shield; and his standard weapons were the sword and the spear; bows and arrows were also used, […]”

   “[…] now had a lighter armour called three-quarter armour, comprising a cuirasse, jointed elements protecting the shoulders, arms and the front of the thighs, a doublet protecting the ...”

   “In Boilly's illustration, the Maid appears clad in a dress with a long skirt and puffed and slashed sleeves, a whiteplumed hat, a hauberk (or mail tunic) and a cuirasse (armor for the breast and back). She stands with her sword upheld ...”