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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[F.

plastron

breastplate, plastron, LL.

plastra

a thin plate of metal. See

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

Dryden.

(Anc. Armor)

An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk.

(Anat.)

The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See

A trimming for the front of a woman’s dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist.

Noun.

[See Plaster.] A piece of leather stuffed; used by fencers to defend the body against pushes.