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Webster 1913 Edition
Breastplate
Breast′plateˊ
,Noun.
1.
A plate of metal covering the breast as defensive armor.
Before his old rusty
breastplate
could be scoured, and his cracked headpiece mended. Swift.
2.
A piece against which the workman presses his breast in operating a breast drill, or other similar tool.
3.
A strap that runs across a horse’s breast.
Ash.
4.
(Jewish Antiq.)
A part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span square, set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. See
Ephod
. Webster 1828 Edition
Breastplate
BREAST'PLATE
,Noun.
1.
Armor for the breast.2.
A strap that runs across a horse's breast.3.
In Jewish antiquity, a part of the vestment of the high priest, consisting of a folded piece of the rich embroidered stuff of which the ephod was made. It was set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes.Definition 2024
breastplate
breastplate
English
A man wearing a breastplate.
Noun
breastplate (plural breastplates)
- A piece of armor that covers the chest.
- A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.
Translations
armor