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Definitions of plastron in various dictionaries:
noun - the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt
noun - the front of man's dress shirt
noun - a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail
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| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Jan 9 2014 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
| Jun 20 2013 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
| Apr 1 2013 The Telegraph - General Knowledge |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest. |
| A large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest. |
| An ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt consisting of colourful material with lace or embroidery, fashionable in the late 19th century. |
| The underside part of a tortoise's or turtle's shell. |
| (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside |
| a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest |
| a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail |
| the front of man's dress shirt |
| the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt |
| A metal breastplate worn under a coat of mail. |
| Plastron might refer to |
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The turtle shell is a highly complicated shield for the ventral and dorsal parts of turtles, tortoises and terrapins (all classified as "turtles" by zoologists), completely enclosing all the vital organs of the turtle and in some cases even the head. It is constructed of modified bony elements such as the ribs, parts of the pelvis and other bones found in most reptiles. The bone of the shell consists of both skeletal and dermal bone, showing that the complete enclosure of the shell probably evolved by including dermal armor into the rib cage. * The shell of the turtle is an important study, not just because of the obvious protection it provides for the animal, but also as an identification tool, in particular with fossils as the shell is one of the likely parts of a turtle to survive fossilization. Hence understanding the structure of the shell in living species gives us comparable material with fossils. * The shell of the hawksbill turtle, among other species, has been used as a material |