breastplate

n.

1. A piece of armor that covers the breast.
2. Judaism. A square cloth set with 12 precious stones representing the 12 tribes of Israel, worn over the breast by ancient high priests.

1. for use with a saddle, a strap attached to the girth at its lowest point, which then passes between the forelimbs, passes upwards and divides to pass on either side of the neck and to meet at the withers after attaching to the front edge of the saddle. Designed to prevent the girth of saddle slipping backwards especially in a herring-gutted horse.
2. in harness, a broad strap, usually padded, which runs horizontally across the chest just below the neck. Behind the shoulders it is attached to the backstrap, which prevents it from falling down, and to the breeching which goes around the thighs of the horse. The breastplate keeps the harness from sliding back along the horse.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
  Synonyms: aegis, egis

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brystharnisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
(metalen) borstplaat, buikschild (schildpad), harnas, borstkleding Hogepriester (bijbel)

Français (French)
n. - cuirasse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Brustharnisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προστήθιο (πανοπλίας), θώρακας

Italiano (Italian)
corazza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - peitoral (m)

Русский (Russian)
нагрудник

Español (Spanish)
n. - peto de armadura, vestidura, concha inferior de la tortuga

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bröstharnesk, bröstplåt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
护胸甲, 胸革带, 腹甲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 護胸甲, 胸革帶, 腹甲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가슴받이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 胸当て, 胸板, 羽目板

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) درع لوقايه الصدر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שריון חזה‬

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