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plastron Definition


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plastron
noun
    1. zool.
      The ventral section of the shell of a turtle or tortoise.
    2. fencing.
      A fencer's wadded breast-shield.
    3. The front of a dress shirt.
    4. A separate ornamental front part of a woman's bodice.
    5. historical
      A steel breastplate.
Derivative: plastral
adj
    Etymology: 16c: French, from Italian piastrone, from piastra breastplate.



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