breastplate
/ˈbɹɛstˌpleɪt/
breastplate noun: a piece of armor that covers the chest.
Noun
breastplate (plural breastplates)
- A piece of armor that covers the chest.
- Synonyms:
- chestplate
- A piece of armor that covers the torso; a cuirass, the breast- (front) and back-plate, taken together as a unit.
- He wears a Thracian-style helmet that protects most of his head and face, and a breastplate or "cuirass" covering his back and chest, both made of bronze.2002, Bruce LaFontaine, Warriors Through the Ages, page 6
- A massive hand grabbed the back of his breastplate and pulled him back.2011, Tracy Hickman, Song of the Dragon, page 41
- A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.
- Synonyms:
- breastcollar, breaststrap, breastgirth
- 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.
- 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.
breastplate meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Arabic
breastplate in Tamil
- மார்புக்கவசம், கவசத்தின் மார்புத்தகடு, மார்போடு, சவப்பெட்டியின் மேலுள்ள பெயர்த்தகடு, ஆமையின் அடிப்புற ஓடு
breastplate in Bengali
- breastplate
- বুকপাটা bukpaṭa
- breastplate, cuirass
- উরশ্ছদ urośchod
breastplate in Telugu
- the breastplate or jewel worn at his breast by the god Vishnu
- కౌస్తుభము kaustubhamu
breastplate in Arabic
- horse tack
- لَبَب labab
More languagesFewer languages
- breastplate in Persian
- سینهبند sine-bend, سینهپوش sine-puš
- breastplate in Vietnamese
- giáp ngực
Examples of breastplate in a sentence
- It makes the whole breastplate take the shock, and not just his arm.
- The gunners no longer wore armplates while the lancers wore only breastplate and shoulder pieces.
- The breastplate was now usually globular in shape with attached tassets.
Synonyms of breastplate
- chestplate
- breastcollar
- breaststrap
- breastgirth
Forms of breastplate
| plural | breastplates |
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Origin of breastplate
From Middle English brestplate, equivalent to breast + plate. Displaced Old English brēostbeorg.
Questions about breastplate
- What does breastplate mean?
- Breastplate means a piece of armor that covers the chest.
- What is breastplate in Tamil?
- Breastplate in Tamil is மார்புக்கவசம், கவசத்தின் மார்புத்தகடு, மார்போடு. See Breastplate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is breastplate?
- Breastplate is a noun.
- How do you pronounce breastplate?
- Breastplate is pronounced /ˈbɹɛstˌpleɪt/ (US).
- What is the plural of breastplate?
- The plural of breastplate is breastplates.
Words near breastplate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: breastplate (page history and authors); breastplate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); উরশ্ছদ (Bengali) (page history and authors); కౌస్తుభము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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