plastron

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plas⋅tron

[plas-truh

–noun

1.	a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.

2.	Fencing. a quilted pad worn over part of the torso, for protection.

3.	an ornamental front piece of a woman's bodice.

4.	the starched front of a shirt.

5.	Zoology. the ventral part of the shell of a turtle.

Origin:
1500–10; < MF < It piastrone, aug. of piastra metal plate, piaster. See plaster

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plas·tron (plās'trən)

A metal breastplate worn under a coat of mail.
A quilted pad worn by fencers to protect the torso and side.
A trimming on the front of a bodice.
The front of a man's dress shirt.
The front panel of the tunic of a uniform, usually of a different color than the rest.
Zoology The ventral part of the shell of a turtle or tortoise.

[French, from Old French, from Old Italian piastrone, augmentative of piastra, thin metal plate; see piaster.]
plas'tral (-trəl) adj.

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