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Pronunciation : Plas"tron
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. plastron breastplate, plastron, LL. plastra a thin plate of metal. See Plaster.]
Definition : 1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. Dryden.

3. (Anc. Armor)

Defn: An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk.

3. (Anat.)

Defn: The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata.

4. A trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913