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plastron

plastron is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Anc. Armor) An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk.
  2. 2.(Anat.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata.
  3. 3.A trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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