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plastron

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I had myself a great silver bowl, with two goblets, and a plastron of Spanish steel.

Frequently a metal breastplate or plastron-de-fer, and a steel cap or chapel-de-fer, were worn under the mail.

A square brown Derby is worn with this suit, brown English driving gloves, and a white plastron or coachman's scarf.

His chest, he thought, must burst under the strapped plastron, and sweat poured in a sheet across his eyes.

The anterior and posterior lobes of the plastron had been folded over the bridge, forming a three-ply thickness of bone.

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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to plastron, such as: carapace, carcass, case, chassis, crust, and frame.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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