plastron

plastron
[ˈplastrən]
noun

a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest
（击剑运动员穿的）护胸，护衣
■a lancer's breast covering of facings material
胸铠，胸甲
an ornamental front of a women's bodice or shirt consisting of colourful material with lace or embroidery, fashionable in the late 19th century
（女子紧身马甲或衬衫上的）胸饰（１９世纪末流行）
■a man's starched shirt front without pleats
（男子衬衫上的）硬衬胸
(Zoology)the part of a tortoise's or turtle's shell forming the underside
(动)（龟、鳖的）腹甲
■a similar ventral plate in some invertebrate animals
（无脊椎动物的）腹板
■(Entomology)(in an aquatic insect) a patch of cuticle covered with hairs which retain a thin layer of air that acts like a gill for breathing under water
(昆)（水生昆虫的）气盾

派生
plastral
adjective
语源

early 16th cent.: from French, from Italian piastrone, augmentative of piastra 'breastplate', from Latin emplastrum 'a plaster' (see plaster)

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