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plastron
noun(plas-tron)
a metal breastplate formerly worn under the hauberk
plastron
noun(plas-tron)
a quilted pad worn in fencing to protect the chest, waist, and the side on which the weapon is held
plastron
noun(plas-tron)
the ventral part of the shell of a tortoise or turtle consisting typically of nine symmetrically placed bones overlaid by horny plates

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