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🐢 A turtle's underside 🛡️ A metal breastplate 👔 A shirt panel 🤺 A chest pad
plastron

plastron

9.9
A decorative stiff panel on the front of a shirt or dress
  • noun
  • /ˈplæstrən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : plastrón
  • She carefully adjusted the plastron of her historical costume before stepping onto the stage.

Examples

  • The plastron on his formal shirt featured intricate embroidery, making it stand out at the gala.

  • The elegant plastron added a touch of sophistication to the traditional dress worn at the event.

  • "The pretty face on the plastron grinned up at him.

    Fiction book (1991)

Surface Forms

plastron singular
plastrons plural

Etymology

Plastron comes from French and Italian words meaning 'plate' or 'flat piece'. It was used for a front 'plate' on clothing, which is why a plastron is the decorative or stiff panel on the front of a shirt.