Associations to the word «Breastplate»

Wiktionary

BREASTPLATE, noun. A piece of armor that covers the chest.
BREASTPLATE, noun. A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.

Dictionary definition

BREASTPLATE, noun. Armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley