Plastron : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Plastron	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Plastron
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plastron n the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt the front of man's dress shirt a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plastron \Plas"tron\, n. [F. plastron breastplate, plastron, LL. plastra a thin plate of metal. See {Plaster}.] 1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. --Dryden. 3. (Anc. Armor) An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk. 3. (Anat.) 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.