Plaquet

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of placard, a metal plate reinforcing the lower part of an armor breastplate or backplate. archaic

    "To the back-piece of the cuirass for the protection of the loins, was hooked on a piece of armour, called Garde des Reins, or culettes; and the breast-piece was occasionally strengthened by an additional plate called a Plaquet."

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placard

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"To the back-piece of the cuirass for the protection of the loins, was hooked on a piece of armour, called Garde des Reins, or culettes; and the breast-piece was occasionally strengthened by an additional plate called a Plaquet."

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