Definitions for "Breastplate"
A plate of metal covering the breast as defensive armor.
An armor plate for protection of the chest and abdomen; normally worn together with a backplate and fitted with flexible plates ( lames) below to protect the lower abdomen.
plate armor that protected the chest and abdomen.
A piece against which the workman presses his breast in operating a breast drill, or other similar tool.
A strap that runs across a horse's breast.
piece of tack that attaches to D's on the saddle and goes around the front (breast) of the horse. Used to keep the saddle in place. May have a martingale attached
A part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span square, set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. See Ephod.
a decoration hanging around the "neck" of the Sefer Torah, reminiscent of the breastplate worn by the High Priest when he ministered in the Temple in Jerusalem