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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) breastplate
a piece of plate armor for protecting the front of the torso.

2. breastplate
a vestment worn on the chest of the Jewish high priest, ornamented with 12 precious stones representing the 12 tribes of Israel.

3. breastplate
an ornament suspended by a chain over the front of a Torah scroll.

Etymology: (1350–1400)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) breastplate, aegis, egis
armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) breastplate
a plate of metal covering the breast as defensive armor

2. (noun) breastplate
a piece against which the workman presses his breast in operating a breast drill, or other similar tool

3. (noun) breastplate
a strap that runs across a horse's breast

4. (noun) breastplate
a part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span square, set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. See Ephod

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