Found 2 items, similar to plastron.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: plastron plastron n 1: the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt 2: the front of man's dress shirt 3: a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail 4: a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest 5: (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside
English → English (gcide) Definition: Plastron Plastron \Plas"tron\, n. [F. plastron breastplate, plastron, LL. plastra a thin plate of metal. See Plaster.] 1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anc. Armor) An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anat.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata. [1913 Webster] 4. A trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist. [1913 Webster]