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plastron

plastron


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Plastron  \Plas"tron\,  n.  [F.  plastron  breastplate,  plastron,  LL 
  plastra  a  thin  plate  of  metal.  See  {Plaster}.] 
  1.  A  piece  of  leather  stuffed  or  padded,  worn  by  fencers  to 
  protect  the  breast.  --Dryden. 
 
  3.  (Anc.  Armor)  An  iron  breastplate,  worn  under  the  hauberk. 
 
  3.  (Anat.)  The  ventral  shield  or  shell  of  tortoises  and 
  turtles.  See  {Testudinata}. 
 
  4.  A  trimming  for  the  front  of  a  woman's  dress,  made  of  a 
  different  material,  and  narrowing  from  the  shoulders  to 
  the  waist.