breastplate
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breastplate
- /ˈbɹɛstˌpleɪt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English brestplate, equivalent to breast + plate. Displaced Old English brēostbeorg.
noun breastplates
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A piece of armor that covers the chest.
Similar: chestplate
- A piece of armor that covers the torso; a cuirass, the breast- (front) and back-plate, taken together as a unit. He wears a Thracian-style helmet that protects most of his head and face, and a breastplate or "cuirass" covering his back and chest, both made of bronze.
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A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.
Similar: breastcollar, breaststrap, breastgirth
- A piece of silicone in the shape of women's breasts worn by drag queens and other female impersonators to simulate a female body shape.
- An embroidered square of linen worn on the breast of the Jewish high priest, bearing twelve precious stones, each inscribed with the name of one of the tribes of Israel.
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noun armor
| Español | peto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 흉갑 hyunggap |
| 日本語 | 胸当て muneate, 胸甲 kyōkō |
| 中文 | 胸甲 xiōngjiǎ |
| Kiswahili | kinga ya kifuani |
| Português | couraça |
| Français | cuirasse, poitrail, plastron |
| Deutsch | Brustschild, Brustpanzer |
| Italiano | corazza |
| Ελληνικά | θώρακας thórakas |
| Română | pieptar |
| Русский | нагру́дник nagrúdnik |
| Tiếng Việt | giáp ngực |
| עברית | שִׁרְיוֹן širyōn |
noun horse tack
| Español | petral |
|---|---|
| Français | poitrail |
| Deutsch | Brustriemen, Vorderzeug |
| Italiano | pettorale |
| Русский | нагру́дник nagrúdnik |
| العربية | لَبَب labab |
noun on breast of Jewish high priest
| עברית | חשֶׁן ḥóshen |
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title = {breastplate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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