An armor metal breastplate or the fur front of the sideless surcoat worn by medieval ladies.
1) A half jacket worn under the fencing jacket to give the sword arm extra protection. 2) a padded over-jacket worn by a fencing coach.
Ventral portion of the shell on turtles and tortoises
The lower portion of the chelonian shell.
In turtles, the lower portion of the shell.
a metal breastplate formerly worn under the hauberk
the bottom shell of a turtle
The lower half of a turtle shell.
The ventral part of the turtle shell, consisting of a series of paired bones, overlain by series of laminae alternating with bones (Peters 1964).
a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail
a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest
(zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside
a canvas under sleeve that protects the upper part of you sword arm and MUST be used under the jacket when fencing on the piste
a chest and sleeve protector that is worn over the sword arm to prevent a broken blade from hitting flesh if by some means it cuts through the lame
Turtles have both a top and bottom shell. The bottom shell is the plastron, while the top shell is the carapace.
The underside or bottom portion of a turtle shell
The underside of a chelonian's shell
the ventral portion of a turtle's shell.
lower or ventral part (belly) of a turtleâ€(tm)s shell
An auxiliary protector, used by coaches to absorb the impact of hits made during a lesson.
The bottom portion of a turtle or tortoise shell.
The shell covering the underside (bottom) of a turtle or other animal .
the bottom shell on a turtle's tummy.
The bottom part of the shell.
protective vest (i.) worn under a the jacket of a fencer for added protection to the armpit (ii.) pad worn by a fencing coach for protection of the body (iii.) plastron métallique; a metallic vest worn over the fencing jacket to record hits at foil and sabre
a half-jacket with no underarm seam, worn for extra protection on the sword arm under the fencing jacket; also a padded over-jacket worn by a fencing coach when giving individual training
the ventral (abdominal side) part of a turtle shell
The breastplate or "belly" of a turtle.
the belly, or bottom, portion of a turtle shell
Metal breastplate worn under the haubach; also quilted pad worn in fencing. Term used with militariana.
The shell under (ventral) a turtle's body
Protective clothing worn under a fencer's jacket.
The bottom part of a turtle or tortoise shell
the lower bony part of the shell that protects the underside of a turtle or tortoise. See also carapace.
underneath section of a turtle shell
A half-jacket worn for extra protection under the main jacket on the weapon arm.
The lower part of a tortoise or turtle shell.
The plastron is the nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise, what one would call the belly, similar in composition to the carapace; with an external layer of horny material divided into plates called scutes and an underlying layer of interlocking bones.