cuirassier
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cuirassier
From French, dating back to 1545–55; see origin at cuirass, -ier 2
Example Sentences
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The cuirassier pointed in the direction of the Falberg, on the left by the saw-mills.
From The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War by Chatrian, Alexandre
"My dear colleague," replied Count Ingelheim, sighing slightly, and casting a penetrating look at the Russian diplomatist, "a cannon ball, the pistol of an hussar, the sword of a cuirassier, little heed the diplomatic character."
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar
The cuirassier broke off and regarded the other steadily.
From The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 by Various
Fritz, Deyke, and Margaret remained with the patient, and watched his breathing; with the greatest punctuality the young girl handed a spoonful of wine to the cuirassier, who poured it carefully into the officer's mouth.
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar
The whole affair had been managed so silently that, beyond the six men comprising the guard, with the corporal himself, not another cuirassier knew of what had happened.
From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne
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