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Plastron

Webster's Dictionary

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(1):

(n.) An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk.

(2):

(n.) A trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist.

(3):

(n.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata.

(4):

(n.) A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Plastron'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/plastron.html. 1828.
 
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