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breastplate
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breastplate
1. the strap of a harness covering a horse's breast
2. Judaism an ornamental silver plate hung on the scrolls of the Torah
3. Old Testament a square vestment ornamented with 12 precious stones, representing the 12 tribes of Israel, worn by the high priest when praying before the holy of holies
4. Zoology a nontechnical name for plastron


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