cuirassier

• His dark eyes were perhaps somewhat dreamy and intensely sad, but they had a certain expression of gentleness and candour which won all hearts He was above the medium height, upright and broad-shouldered, and was altogether more fitted for a cuirassier than for a foot-soldier. —  The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly
• A cuirassier is a cavalryman whose body is protected by a cuirass, a piece of defensive armor, covering the body from neck to girdle, and combining a breastplate and a back piece. —  Short Stories of Various Types
• Where the horse alone was killed, the cuirassier could be seen stripping himself of his armour with desperate haste to escape. —  Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes
• The best performer of all was a cuirassier, a big blond fellow, with ruddy cheeks and dazzling teeth. —  Russian Rambles
• Indeed, M. Stapfer, while admitting that one should be fair 'envers tout le monde, meme envers les Allemands,' charges down upon the German critics with the brilliancy and dash of a French cuirassier, and mocks at them for their dulness, at the very moment that he is annexing their erudition, an achievement for which the French genius is justly renowned. —  Reviews

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