Meaning

5 senses
  1. A piece of armor that covers the chest.

    Brustschild, Brustpanzer

    нагру́дникnagrúdnik

    нагру́дникnahrúdnyk

    armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass

  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.

    Brustriemen, Vorderzeug

    нагру́дникnagrúdnik

    підгру́ддяpidhrúddja, підго́рляpidhórlja, підго́рлинаpidhórlyna

  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. (Judaism)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.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Hand me the breastplate.

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  2. He wore a breastplate.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
armor:
horse tack:
Русский
By meaning 1
armor:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
armor:
horse tack:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: breastplates
Singularbreastplate
Pluralbreastplates

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass:aegisegis

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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