Get to know Breastplate better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like aegis or egis. In Dutch this translates to borststuk.
Breastplate meaning
- A piece of armor that covers the chest.
- A piece of armor that covers the torso; a cuirass, the breast- (front) and back-plate, taken together as a unit.
- A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.
Using Breastplate
- The main meaning on this page is: A piece of armor that covers the chest. | A piece of armor that covers the torso; a cuirass, the breast- (front) and back-plate, taken together as a unit. | A piece of horse tack designed to prevent the saddle slipping backwards.
- Useful related words include: aegis, egis, armor plate, armour plate.
- Possible Dutch translations are: borststuk, kuras.
- In the example corpus, breastplate often appears in combinations such as: the breastplate, breastplate is.
Context around Breastplate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Breastplate
- In this selection, "breastplate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, occasional, studded, brass, depicting and design stand out and add context to how "breastplate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a breastplate is added and across the breastplate with the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "breastplate" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with breastplate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A breastplate is added, usually attached to the front billet. (10 words)
A standing martingale must be used: so, a breastplate is a necessity for safety. (14 words)
The jersey has "Braves" written in script across the breastplate with the tomahawk logo underneath. (15 words)
Almost seven feet tall, the emperor is represented with an arresting beauty, the breastplate depicting his diplomatic and military victories that resulted in Pax Romana,and symbols associated with Venus and Mars that conflate Augustus with divinity. (37 words)
The event was celebrated in art such as the breastplate design on the statue Augustus of Prima Porta and in monuments such as the Temple of Mars Ultor (' Mars the Avenger ') built to house the standards. (36 words)
There was fringe and snakeskin and the occasional breastplate — the potent mix of sex and power and self-aware shtick that emerged from Halston and Saint Laurent antecedents and defined his aesthetic. (32 words)
Example sentences (13)
The Imperial Sovereign set rocks gold-plated armor from helmet to breastplate to golden-tipped shoes.
There was fringe and snakeskin and the occasional breastplate — the potent mix of sex and power and self-aware shtick that emerged from Halston and Saint Laurent antecedents and defined his aesthetic.
Almost seven feet tall, the emperor is represented with an arresting beauty, the breastplate depicting his diplomatic and military victories that resulted in Pax Romana,and symbols associated with Venus and Mars that conflate Augustus with divinity.
The book’s two volumes describe the materials and functions of the priestly garments and precious stone-studded breastplate, and are illustrated by the famous Dutch engraver and mapmaker Bastiaan Stoopendaal.
The (fixing) of the snake would be accomplished in the third temple by way of the breastplate.
A breastplate is added, usually attached to the front billet.
A standing martingale must be used: so, a breastplate is a necessity for safety.
Caligula was said to have taken Alexander's breastplate from the tomb for his own use.
However, Zeus is normally portrayed in classical sculpture holding a thunderbolt or lightning, bearing neither a shield nor a breastplate.
The event was celebrated in art such as the breastplate design on the statue Augustus of Prima Porta and in monuments such as the Temple of Mars Ultor (' Mars the Avenger ') built to house the standards.
The jersey has "Braves" written in script across the breastplate with the tomahawk logo underneath.
The second infantry line, however, wore a lighter coat of mail rather than a solid brass breastplate.
Worn with the gray road pants, the jerseys feature the "Atlanta" script on the breastplate in navy blue with a white outline.
Common combinations with breastplate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the breastplate 5×
- breastplate is 2×