Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuirie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cuirie
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An item of leather body armor, a forerunner to the cuirass; a cuirass.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English quyrre, now respelled according to or reborrowed from its source, Old French cuirie (French cuirie).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: quyrre, cuirie

Inflected Forms

cuiries (plural)

Phrases

cuir bouilli

Frequently Paired Words

cuir bouilli cuirass

Questions

What does cuirie mean?
An item of leather body armor, a forerunner to the cuirass; a cuirass.
Where does cuirie come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cuirie

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