English → Latin
“corselet” in Latin
thōrā̆xchest, thorax; breastplate, cuirass; doublet, stomacherlōrīcaA coat of mail; A breastplatecataphractuswearing armor, mailedferrātusfurnished, covered, or shod with iron
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
corselet
thorax (of brass, reaching from the neck down to the groin, Liv., 42, 61; loricae thoracesque): lorica (of untanned leather): cataphracta (iron or brass armor made in the shape of fish scales, for men and animals): to cover anybody with a corselet, lorica, or thorace, or cataphracta induere aliquem. To put on a corselet, lorica, or thorace, or cataphracta se tegere or se induere: covered with a corselet, ferratus, cataphractus (Tac., Ann., 3, 45, 3. Liv., 35, 48): loricatus; cum lorica.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for corselet?
- The usual Latin words for “corselet” are thōrā̆x, lōrīca, cataphractus; also ferrātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.