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  • noun Plural form of breastplate.

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Examples

  • The word "opera" frightens some people, conjuring up images of giant women in breastplates and horned helmets screeching at the top of their lungs.

    My preview of the Regina Symphony's "Opera for Skeptics" concert... ewillett 2009

  • “So you think the breastplates were an advertisement?”

    Blowback Brad Thor 2005

  • “So you think the breastplates were an advertisement?”

    Blowback Brad Thor 2005

  • Torahs dressed in embroidered covers and silver breastplates stood on the branches of a sculpted tree behind a sheer curtain, like expensive boots in a winter window display.

    Class Dismissed 2009

  • Four men—all resplendently dressed, with feather sprays at their shoulders, copper breastplates, leather forearm cuffs, thick layers of shell necklaces, and clean aprons—stood just behind the central fire.

    Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011

  • Four men—all resplendently dressed, with feather sprays at their shoulders, copper breastplates, leather forearm cuffs, thick layers of shell necklaces, and clean aprons—stood just behind the central fire.

    Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011

  • One by one, the kneeling warriors stood, their breastplates falling to the ground around them.

    GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011

  • Fine looking fellers with breastplates and helmets, swords and shields, you know?

    Jack Scallywag Hal Duncan 2009

  • Torahs dressed in embroidered covers and silver breastplates stood on the branches of a sculpted tree behind a sheer curtain, like expensive boots in a winter window display.

    Class Dismissed 2009

  • One by one, the kneeling warriors stood, their breastplates falling to the ground around them.

    GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011

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