plastron

[ plas-truh n ]
/ ˈplæs trən /

noun

a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
Fencing. a quilted pad worn over part of the torso, for protection.
an ornamental front piece of a woman's bodice.
the starched front of a shirt.
Zoology. the ventral part of the shell of a turtle.

Origin of plastron

1500–10; < Middle French < Italian piastrone, augmentative of piastra metal plate, piaster. See plaster

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British Dictionary definitions for plastron

plastron
/ (ˈplæstrən) /

noun

the bony plate forming the ventral part of the shell of a tortoise or turtle

Derived forms of plastron

plastral, adjective

Word Origin for plastron

C16: via French from Italian piastrone, from piastra breastplate, from Latin emplastrum plaster