poitrine

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poitrine

/ˈpɔɪ.tɹin/
/ˌpwɑˈtɹin/

Rhymes with (gallicized) -iːn

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From French poitrine or a Middle or Old French predecessor.

noun poitrines

historical The breastplate of a knight's armour.
Synonym of poitrel (“chest-armor for a horse”). The horse-armour of the harnesses (A37-38), on the contrary, seems to have been made for the Emperor Maxmilian, […] The ear-coverings of the one are shaped like rams ' horns, and the poitrine, or breast-plate, is embossed with grotesque faces.
Similar: poitrel
Chest, bosom, especially of a woman. 2018, Jerome Bixby, Devilish Tales: A collection of droll, teasing and very wicked fantasies, Digital Parchment Press Full red lips and a patrician nose, and a delicately formed but ample poitrine that curled Pierre's hands into iron hooks beneath the counter. "Forgive me, kind sir," she said, in a

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@misc{poitrine_2026,
  title = {poitrine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poitrine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}