breastplate
English
noun
Definitions
- A piece of armor that covers the chest.
- A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.
- A piece of silicone in the shape of women's breasts worn by drag queens and other female impersonators to simulate a female body shape.
- (Judaism) An embroidered square of linen worn on the breast of the Jewish high priest, bearing twelve precious stones, each inscribed with the name of one of the tribes of Israel.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English brestplate affix from English breast + English plate (slang for vinyl record).
Origin
English
plate
Gloss
slang for vinyl record
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Europlate English
- abreast English
- backplate English
- baseplate English
- bedplate English
- bluebreast English
- boilerplate English
- bookplate English
- breast English
- breast line English
- breastband English
- breastbeam English
- breastbone English
- breasted English
- breastfast English
- breastfeed English
- breastfeeder English
- breastfeeding English
- breastflesh English
- breastful English
- breastgirth English
- breasthook English
- breastie English
- breastknot English
- breastless English
- breastlike English
- breastling English
- breastpin English
- breastplated English
- breastplough English
- breastpoint English
- breastrail English
- breastrope English
- breastshot English
- breaststrap English
- breaststroke English
- breastwear English
- breastwheel English
- breastwork English
- breasty English
- buttplate English
- chainplate English
- clutchplate English
- copperplate English
- counterplate English
- debreast English
- dinnerplate English
- doorplate English
- drawplate English
- dubplate English
- electroplate English
- endplate English
- faceplate English
- filterplate English
- fingerplate English
- fishplate English
- flexplate English
- floorplate English
- footplate English
- forceplate English
- forebreast English
- heteroplate English
- hotplate English
- hourplate English
- immunoplate English
- implate English
- interplate English
- intraplate English
- keyplate English
- kickplate English
- legplate English
- lockplate English
- lysoplate English
- microplate English
- midplate English
- miniplate English
- nameplate English
- nanoplate English
- neckplate English
- nonbreast English
- notoplate English
- outbreast English
- overplate English
- plate English
- plateable English
- platebound English
- plateful English
- platelayer English
- plateless English
- platelet English
- platelike English
- platemaker English
- platemaking English
- plateman English
- platemark English
- plater English
- platescape English
- plateware English
- plateway English
- platewise English
- platy English
- preplate English
- redbreast English
- replate English
- ridgeplate English
- scratchplate English
- screwplate English
- skidplate English
- soleplate English
- stereoplate English
- subplate English
- swashplate English
- switchplate English
- throatplate English
- tieplate English
- tinplate English
- toeplate English
- toothplate English
- treadplate English
- tubeplate English
- turnplate English
- unbreast English
- underplate English
- velvetbreast English
- wall plate English
- waveplate English
- Platte German
- placo Spanish, Castilian
- ブレスト Japanese
- プレート Japanese
- brest Middle English
- brest-plated Middle English
- brestplate Middle English
- plate Old French
- प्लेट Hindi
- ipleyiti Xhosa
- bros Tok Pisin
- pelet Tok Pisin
- plet Tok Pisin
- lipulede Swati
- palet Fiji Hindi
- plate
- platy
- breast
- plater
- implate
- breasty
- abreast
- replate
- midplate
- endplate
- breasted
- legplate
- bedplate
- tinplate
- toeplate
- platelet
- keyplate
- unbreast
- tieplate
- debreast
- hotplate
- plateman
- plateful
- plateway
- breastie
- preplate
- dubplate
- subplate
- platemark
- platewise
- faceplate
- lockplate
- breastful
- neckplate
- flexplate
- waveplate
- doorplate
- baseplate
- breastpin
- nameplate
- nonbreast
- bookplate
- footplate
- plateable
- overplate
- hourplate
- nanoplate
- tubeplate
- backplate
- miniplate
- fishplate
- Europlate
- drawplate
- redbreast
- plateware
- platelike
- skidplate
- outbreast
- notoplate
- lysoplate
- turnplate
- kickplate
- plateless
- soleplate
- buttplate
- breastband
- intraplate
- chainplate
- breastling
- swashplate
- platebound
- platescape
- breastwork
- wall plate
- ridgeplate
- breastfeed
- interplate
- breastshot
- breasthook
- breastbeam
- forceplate
- breastknot
- bluebreast
- platelayer
- underplate
- breastfast
- breastbone
- breastlike
- breastwear
- screwplate
- floorplate
- microplate
- toothplate
- breastless
- breastrail
- platemaker
- treadplate
- breastrope
- forebreast
- dinnerplate
- filterplate
- breastpoint
- breastgirth
- boilerplate
- throatplate
- breaststrap
- stereoplate
- breast line
- heteroplate
- clutchplate
- switchplate
- fingerplate
- platemaking
- copperplate
- breastwheel
- immunoplate
- breastflesh
- velvetbreast
- breastplough
- electroplate
- breastplated
- breastfeeder
- counterplate
- breaststroke
- scratchplate
- breastfeeding