| plastron | 1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. 3. An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk. 3. <anatomy> 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. Origin: F. Plastron breastplate, plastron, LL. Plastra a thin plate of metal. See Plaster. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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