Breastplate

  • 11breastplate — /brest playt /, n. 1. a piece of plate armor partially or completely covering the front of the torso: used by itself or as part of a cuirass. See diag. under armor. 2. the part of the harness that runs across the chest of a saddle horse. 3.… …

    Universalium

  • 12breastplate — noun a) A piece of armor that covers the chest. b) A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards …

    Wiktionary

  • 13breastplate — breast|plate [ˈbrestpleıt] n a leather or metal protective covering worn over the chest by soldiers during battles in the past …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14breastplate — breast|plate [ brest,pleıt ] noun count a piece of metal that soldiers wore in the past to protect their chests …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15breastplate — n. armor for the front of the torso …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 16breastplate — noun 1》 a piece of armour covering the chest. 2》 a set of straps attached to the front of a saddle and passing across the horse s chest …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 17breastplate — noun (C) a leather or metal protective covering worn over the chest by soldiers during battles in former times …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18Breastplate — Plate armor worn on the chest and front of the torso …

    Medieval glossary

  • 19breastplate — breast•plate [[t]ˈbrɛstˌpleɪt[/t]] n. 1) her a piece of plate armor for protecting the front of the torso 2) jud a) a vestment worn on the chest of the Jewish high priest, ornamented with 12 precious stones representing the 12 tribes of Israel b) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20breastplate — /ˈbrɛstpleɪt / (say brestplayt) noun 1. armour for the front of the torso. 2. part of the harness that runs across a saddle horse s breast. 3. a square ornament worn on the breast by the Jewish high priest …