breastplate
noun
breast·plate
ˈbres(t)-ˌplāt 
1
: a usually metal plate worn as defensive armor for the breast see armor illustration
2
: a vestment worn in ancient times by a Jewish high priest and set with 12 gems bearing the names of the tribes of Israel
3
: a piece against which a worker's breast is pressed in operating a tool (such as a breast drill)
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Crossman looked to Rome’s Capitoline Museums to research helmet and breastplate designs for the $250 million film, and enlisted an army of global craftspeople to produce the costuming.
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2024
Somehow, Ordaz and a small band of compatriots endured the long, grueling ascent — their lungs slowly crushed by the altitude’s pressure, their backs weighed down by their steel helmets and breastplates — and lived to tell the tale.
—Charles Curkin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Director Ridley Scott, like any emperor worth his weight in golden breastplates, knows that the crowd wants blood.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Paul Mescal, the actor charged with donning a breastplate and replacing Russell Crowe, is mingling with the crowd, who, given the movie’s length and dinner-hour start time, are almost too busy scarfing down pizza and pasta to notice.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2024
Somehow, Ordaz and a small band of compatriots endured the long, grueling ascent — their lungs slowly crushed by the altitude’s pressure, their backs weighed down by their steel helmets and breastplates — and lived to tell the tale.
—Charles Curkin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Director Ridley Scott, like any emperor worth his weight in golden breastplates, knows that the crowd wants blood.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Paul Mescal, the actor charged with donning a breastplate and replacing Russell Crowe, is mingling with the crowd, who, given the movie’s length and dinner-hour start time, are almost too busy scarfing down pizza and pasta to notice.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Breastplate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breastplate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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breastplate
noun
breast·plate
ˈbres(t)-ˌplāt
: metal armor for covering the breast
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