plastron

[ plas-truhn ]

/ ˈplæs trən /

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noun

a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.

Fencing. a quilted pad worn over part of the torso, for protection.

an ornamental front piece of a woman's bodice.

the starched front of a shirt.

Zoology. the ventral part of the shell of a turtle.

Origin of plastron

1500–10; <Middle French <Italian piastrone, augmentative of piastra metal plate, piaster. See plaster

Words nearby plastron

plastisol, plastometer, plastoquinone, plastotype, plastral, plastron, -plasty, -plasy, plat, Plata, Plataea

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Example sentences from the Web for plastron

The relative lengths of the abdominal lamina and the plastron remain approximately the same throughout life in T. ornata.
Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler
The plastron is attached to the carapace by ligamentous tissue.
Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler
The plastron is joined to the carapace by the sutures of the bridge.
Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler
Movable parts of the plastron are not functional until the fourth year.
Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler

The ground color of the plastron of hatchlings is cream-yellow, or less often, bright yellow.
Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler

British Dictionary definitions for plastron

plastron

/ (ˈplæstrən) /

noun

the bony plate forming the ventral part of the shell of a tortoise or turtle

Derived forms of plastron

plastral, adjective

Word Origin for plastron

C16: via French from Italian piastrone, from piastra breastplate, from Latin emplastrum plaster

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单词	plastron
释义	plastron [ plas-truhn ] / ˈplæs trən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plastron ON THESAURUS.COM noun a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front. Fencing. a quilted pad worn over part of the torso, for protection. an ornamental front piece of a woman's bodice. the starched front of a shirt. Zoology. the ventral part of the shell of a turtle. Origin of plastron 1500–10; <Middle French <Italian piastrone, augmentative of piastra metal plate, piaster. See plaster Words nearby plastron plastisol, plastometer, plastoquinone, plastotype, plastral, plastron, -plasty, -plasy, plat, Plata, Plataea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plastron The relative lengths of the abdominal lamina and the plastron remain approximately the same throughout life in T. ornata. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz\|John M. Legler The plastron is attached to the carapace by ligamentous tissue. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz\|John M. Legler The plastron is joined to the carapace by the sutures of the bridge. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz\|John M. Legler Movable parts of the plastron are not functional until the fourth year. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz\|John M. Legler The ground color of the plastron of hatchlings is cream-yellow, or less often, bright yellow. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz\|John M. Legler British Dictionary definitions for plastron plastron / (ˈplæstrən) / noun the bony plate forming the ventral part of the shell of a tortoise or turtle Derived forms of plastron plastral, adjective Word Origin for plastron C16: via French from Italian piastrone, from piastra breastplate, from Latin emplastrum plaster Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to plastron case, integument, scale, skeleton, chassis, hull, frame, shard, shuck, framework, husk, skin, pod, crust, nut, pericarp, carapace
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plastron

noun

Origin of plastron

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Example sentences from the Web for plastron

British Dictionary definitions for plastron

noun

Derived forms of plastron

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