English Explanatory Dictionary

breastplate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of armor that covers the chest.
  2. A piece of armor that covers the torso; a cuirass, the breast- (front) and back-plate, taken together as a unit.
  3. A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.
  4. A piece of silicone in the shape of women's breasts worn by drag queens and other female impersonators to simulate a female body shape.
  5. An embroidered square of linen worn on the breast of the Jewish high priest, bearing twelve precious stones, each inscribed with the name of one of the tribes of Israel.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹɛstˌpleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-breastplate.wav

Word forms

breastplate breastplates

Etymology

From Middle English brestplate, equivalent to breast + plate. Displaced Old English brēostbeorg.

Synonyms

chestplate breastcollar breaststrap breastgirth

Related words

breastplated

Translations

Akkadian: 𒁍𒅀𒄠 Albanian: tarogzë Albanian: parzmore Amharic: ጥሩር Aramaic: שִׁרְיוֹן Aramaic: ܫܪܝܢܐ Armenian: լանջապան Belarusian: нагруднік Bulgarian: нагръ́дник Catalan: cuirassa Chinese Mandarin: 胸甲 Czech: kyrys Czech: náprsník Dutch: borststuk Dutch: kuras Esperanto: kiraso Finnish: rintahaarniska Finnish: rintapanssari French: cuirasse French: poitrail French: plastron Galician: loriga Galician: coiraza Ge'ez: እንግድኣ Ge'ez: እንግድዓ Georgian: გულსაფარი German: Brustschild German: Brustpanzer Gothic: 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 Greek: θώρακας Ancient Greek: θώραξ Hebrew: שִׁרְיוֹן Hungarian: mellvért Irish: lúireach Irish: scaball Irish: uchtphláta Italian: corazza Japanese: 胸当て Japanese: 胸甲 Korean: 흉갑 Latin: lōrīca Latin: pectorāle Macedonian: наградник Māori: pātea Maranao: kama Occitan: coirassa Polish: napierśnik Polish: kirys Portuguese: couraça Romanian: pieptar Russian: нагру́дник Scottish Gaelic: uchd-aodach Slovak: náprsník Spanish: peto Swahili: kinga ya kifuani
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