1. Wearing a cuirass.
2. (Zoöl)
Defn: Having a covering of bony plates, resembling a cuirass;- said of certain fishes.
CUIRASSIER
Cui`ras*sier" (kw`rs-sr"), n. Etym: [F. cuirassier. See Curass.]
Defn: A soldier armed with a cuirass. Milton.
CUIR BOUILLI
Cuir" bou`illi". [F.]
Defn: In decorative art, boiled leather, fitted by the process to receive impressed patterns, like those produced by chasing metal, and to retain the impression permanently.
CUISH Cuish (kws), n. Etym: [F. cuisse thigh, fr. L. coxa hip: cf. F. cuissard, OF, cuissot, armor for the thigh, cuish. Cf. Hough.]
Defn: Defensive armor for the thighs. [ Written also cuisse, and quish.]
CUISINE Cui`sine" (kw`zn"), n. Etym: [F., fr. L. coquina kitchen, fr. coquere to cook. See Kitchen.]