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Definition of Plastron

1. Noun. The ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt.

2. Noun. The front of man's dress shirt.

3. Noun. A metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail.

4. Noun. A large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest.

5. Noun. (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside.

Definition of Plastron

1. n. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast.

Definition of Plastron

1. Noun. The nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise or other animal, similar in composition to the carapace. ¹

2. Noun. (fencing) A half-jacket worn under the jacket for padding or for safety. ¹

3. Noun. An ornamental front panel on a woman's bodice. ¹

4. Noun. A film of air trapped by specialized hairs against the body of an aquatic insect, and which acts as an external gill. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plastron

1. a part of the shell of a turtle [n -S] : PLASTRAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Plastron

1. 1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. 3. An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk. 3. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plastron

plastochromanol-3 plastochromenol-8 plastocyanin plastocyanins plastogamy plastoglobule plastoglobuli plastography plastome plastoquinol-plastocyanin oxidoreductase

plastoquinone plastoquinone-9 plastoquinones plastral plastre plastron (current term) plastrons plastrum plastrums plasty

plat plat du jour platable platan platane platanes platanist platanna platannas platans

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