Breastplate
71Pectoral — Pec to*ral, n. [L. pectorale a breastplate, neut. of pectoralis.] 1. A covering or protecting for the breast. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) (a) A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high person. (b) A clasp or a cross worn on the breast. [1913… …
72Plastron — 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anc. Armor) An iron breastplate, worn… …
73Poitrel — Poi trel, n. [OE. poitrel, F. poitrail, fr. L. pectorale a breastplate, fr. pectoralis, a. See {Pectoral}, a.] (Anc. Armor) The breastplate of the armor of a horse. See {Peytrel}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
74Thorax — Tho rax, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. (Anat.) The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebr[ae], the ribs, and the sternum, and which the heart and …
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