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jack of plate

jack of plate noun: a type of armor for the torso, consisting of small iron plates sewn between layers of felt and canvas.

jack of plate: a type of armor for the torso, consisting of small iron plates sewn between layers of felt and...
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Noun

jack of plate (plural jacks of plate)

  1. A type of armor for the torso, consisting of small iron plates sewn between layers of felt and canvas.

Forms of jack of plate

pluraljacks of plate

Questions about jack of plate

What does jack of plate mean?
Jack of plate means a type of armor for the torso, consisting of small iron plates sewn between layers of felt and canvas.
What part of speech is jack of plate?
Jack of plate is a noun.
What is the plural of jack of plate?
The plural of jack of plate is jacks of plate.

Words near jack of plate in the dictionary

  1. jack o'lanterns
  2. jack of all trades
  3. jack of all trades, master of none
  4. jack of clubs
  5. jack of diamonds
  6. jack of plate
  7. jack of spades
  8. jack off
  9. jack offs
  10. Jack out of doors
  11. jack pine

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