plastron
a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
Fencing. a quilted pad worn over part of the torso, for protection.
an ornamental front piece of a woman's bodice.
the starched front of a shirt.
Zoology. the ventral part of the shell of a turtle.
Origin of plastron
1Words Nearby plastron
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How to use plastron in a sentence
I had myself a great silver bowl, with two goblets, and a plastron of Spanish steel.
The White Company | Arthur Conan DoyleFrequently a metal breastplate or plastron-de-fer, and a steel cap or chapel-de-fer, were worn under the mail.
A Handbook of Pictorial History | Henry W. DonaldA square brown Derby is worn with this suit, brown English driving gloves, and a white plastron or coachman's scarf.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter GermainHis chest, he thought, must burst under the strapped plastron, and sweat poured in a sheet across his eyes.
The Bright Shawl | Joseph HergesheimerThe anterior and posterior lobes of the plastron had been folded over the bridge, forming a three-ply thickness of bone.
A New Extinct Emydid Turtle from the Lower Pliocene of Oklahoma | Edwin C. Galbreath
British Dictionary definitions for plastron
/ (ˈplæstrən) /
the bony plate forming the ventral part of the shell of a tortoise or turtle
Origin of plastron
1Derived forms of plastron
- plastral, adjective
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