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cuirassier

/kweer-uh-seer/US // ˌkwɪər əˈsɪər //UK // (ˌkwɪərəˈsɪə) //

骑士,骑士团,骑士长,骑士勋章

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • In 1814 followed the “Wounded Cuirassier,” staggering across the field of battle and dragging his horse behind him.

  • When the Count received me he was clothed in the undress uniform of the Cuirassier regiment, of which he was the colonel.

  • She stopped a cuirassier riding a lame horse, his own leg hastily bandaged with a piece of coloured calico.

  • She haunted, therefore, the heights of Bazeilles, seeking among the dead one who wore the cuirassier uniform.

  • Many a proud Uhlan and Cuirassier has to-day ridden to his death amid the dense mobs, mad with the lust of blood.