cuirass vs safeguard

cuirass

noun
  • A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle. 

  • The breastplate taken by itself. 

verb
  • To cover with defensive armor; to armor-plate. 

safeguard

noun
  • Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense. 

  • A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war. 

  • One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection. 

verb
  • To escort safely. 

  • To implement safeguarding. 

  • To protect, to keep safe. 

How often have the words cuirass and safeguard occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )