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  1. 1. n. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. the front of man's dress shirt Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside Source: wordnet
  10. 10. 1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. Dryden. 3. (Anc. Armor) An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk. 3. (Anat.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata. 4. A trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist. Source: webster
  11. 11. n. the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt n. the front of man's dress shirt n. a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail Source: ecdict

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