What does plastron mean?
Definitions for plastron
ˈplæs trənplas·tron
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Princeton's WordNet
plastronnoun
the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt
plastronnoun
the front of man's dress shirt
plastronnoun
a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail
plastronnoun
a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest
plastronnoun
(zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside
Wiktionary
plastronnoun
The nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise or other animal, similar in composition to the carapace.
plastronnoun
A half-jacket worn under the jacket for padding or for safety.
plastronnoun
An ornamental front panel on a woman's bodice.
plastronnoun
A film of air trapped by specialized hairs against the body of an aquatic insect, and which acts as an external gill.
Etymology: From plastron, from piastrone, augmentive of piastra, from emplastrum, from εμπλαστρον, from εμπλαστος, from εμπλασσειν.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PLASTRONnoun
A piece of leather stuffed, which fencers use, when they teach their scholars, in order to receive the pushes made at them. Antoine Furetière
Etymology: French.
Against the post their wicker shields they crush,
Flourish the sword, and at the plastron push. Dryden.
Wikipedia
plastron
The turtle shell is a shield for the ventral and dorsal parts of turtles (the order Testudines), completely enclosing all the vital organs of the turtle and in some cases even the head. It is constructed of modified bony elements such as the ribs, parts of the pelvis and other bones found in most reptiles. The bone of the shell consists of both skeletal and dermal bone, showing that the complete enclosure of the shell likely evolved by including dermal armor into the rib cage. The turtle's shell is an important study, not just because of the apparent protection it provides for the animal but also as an identification tool, in particular with fossils, as the shell is one of the likely parts of a turtle to survive fossilization. Hence understanding the shell structure in living species provides comparable material with fossils. The shell of the hawksbill turtle, among other species, has been used as a material for a wide range of small decorative and practical items since antiquity, but is normally referred to as tortoiseshell.
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plastron
A plastron refers to the ventral part (the underside) of the shell in a turtle, tortoise, or other similar animals. It can also refer to a metal breastplate worn by knights for protection, or in a broader sense, any form of protective covering. In entomology, it refers to the ventral surface of an insect's body. In physical chemistry, the term 'plastron' is also used to refer to a permanent gas layer around a submerged body.
Webster Dictionary
Plastronnoun
a piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast
Plastronnoun
an iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk
Plastronnoun
the ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata
Plastronnoun
a trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist
Etymology: [F. plastron breastplate, plastron, LL. plastra a thin plate of metal. See Plaster.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Plastron
plas′tron, n. a breast-plate: a detachable part of a woman's dress hanging from the throat to the waist: a man's shirt-bosom: a fencer's wadded shield of leather worn on the breast: the ventral part of the shell of a chelonian or testudinate, the lower shell of a turtle or tortoise: the sternum with costal cartilages attached.—adj. Plas′tral.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
plastron
A pad used by fencers. Also, the shield on the under surface of a turtle.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
plastron
(Fr.). Stuffed pad or cushion, formerly worn at the shoulder to sustain the recoil of heavy muskets and other fire-arms, still used by fencers upon the right side; also a breastplate or half cuirass. In the old French service, the gens d’armes, the heavy cavalry, the light horse, etc., were obliged to wear them on all occasions, at reviews, etc.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of plastron in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of plastron in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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