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breastplate

breastp·late

US/ˈbɹɛstˌpleɪt/ rare

noun

1.

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

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

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