plastron

[ plas-truhn ]

/ ˈplæs trən /

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Definition of plastron

noun

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.

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Origin of plastron

1500–10; <Middle French <Italian piastrone, augmentative of piastra metal plate, piaster. See plaster

Words nearby plastron

plastisol, plastometer, plastoquinone, plastotype, plastral, plastron, -plasty, -plasy, plat, Plata, Plataea

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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 Doyle
Frequently 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. Donald
A square brown Derby is worn with this suit, brown English driving gloves, and a white plastron or coachman's scarf.
The Complete Bachelor|Walter Germain
His chest, he thought, must burst under the strapped plastron, and sweat poured in a sheet across his eyes.
The Bright Shawl|Joseph Hergesheimer

The 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

plastron

/ (ˈplæstrən) /

noun

the bony plate forming the ventral part of the shell of a tortoise or turtle

Derived forms of plastron

plastral, adjective

Word Origin for plastron

C16: via French from Italian piastrone, from piastra breastplate, from Latin emplastrum plaster

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