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plac⋅ate

2   [plak-eyt, -it]
–noun Armor.
a piece of plate armor of the 15th to the 18th century protecting the lower part of the torso in front: used esp. as a reinforcement over a breastplate.
Also, placard, placcate, plackart.

Origin:
1625–35; appar. var. of placard
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