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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.
Generic synonyms: Exoskeleton
Category relationships: Zoological Science, Zoology
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
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1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast.
3. An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Plastron
Literary usage of Plastron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1842)
"The third transverse line passes straight across the plastron between the posterior
ends of the bony lateral walls, uniting the carapace and plastron. ..."
2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"All portions of the plastron (Fig. 10) are present. ... plastron of type. mm.
broad in front, pointed behind, and about 100 mm. long. ..."
3. Memoirs of the University of California by University of California, Berkeley (1908)
"Elements of the abdominal rib plastron are known with nearly all of the Triassic
forms, but are in most cases scattered or disturbed ..."
4. Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory by Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1907)
"SIZE. ;i«, CARAPACE; 383, plastron. No. ... its shell is more depressed and the
hind lobe of the plastron relatively broader; the posterior outline of the ..."
5. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"1. Le Figuier Bleu, Buff. Above blue-gray, beneath white; bill blackish ; quills
and tail black, white-edged. Isle of France. Le plastron Noir, Vail. ..."
6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1842)
"The third transverse line passes straight across the plastron between the posterior
ends of the bony lateral walls, uniting the carapace and plastron. ..."
7. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"All portions of the plastron (Fig. 10) are present. ... plastron of type. mm.
broad in front, pointed behind, and about 100 mm. long. ..."
8. Memoirs of the University of California by University of California, Berkeley (1908)
"Elements of the abdominal rib plastron are known with nearly all of the Triassic
forms, but are in most cases scattered or disturbed ..."
9. Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory by Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1907)
"SIZE. ;i«, CARAPACE; 383, plastron. No. ... its shell is more depressed and the
hind lobe of the plastron relatively broader; the posterior outline of the ..."
10. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"1. Le Figuier Bleu, Buff. Above blue-gray, beneath white; bill blackish ; quills
and tail black, white-edged. Isle of France. Le plastron Noir, Vail. ..."
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