adj. Having a covering of bony plates, resembling a cuirass; said of certain fishes.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Wearing a cuirass.
adj. Having a covering of bony plates, resembling a cuirass; -- said of certain fishes.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Furnished with a cuirass or other protective covering: as, cuirassed ships; cuirassed fishes.
Word Usage
"In last year's Big Battalion Game, the French had more cuirassiers than the Prussians and so I vowed on a stack of Bibles that I would never be out-cuirassed again."