Poitrine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɔɪ.tɹin/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Poitrine is a noun meaning Synonym of poitrel (“chest-armor for a horse”).
Meaning
Synonym of poitrel (“chest-armor for a horse”).
More Meanings
- Chest, bosom, especially of a woman.
- (historical) The breastplate of a knight's armour.
Example Sentences
Her bodices fully covered her ample poitrine right up to her nonexistent neck.
(She points to her ID badge, situated on her ample poitrine, allowing my next unforgivable remark.) DC: Men don't have those.
IMPORTANT Suit of TURKISH HORSE ARMOR XV Century Composed of : chanfron, neck defences, poitrine, croupiere and side pieces of rectangular plates of steel joined by riveted links of mail; saddle, bridle, and stirrups.
The horse-armour of the harnesses (A37-38), on the contrary, seems to have been made for the Emperor Maxmilian, […] The ear-coverings of the one are shaped like rams ' horns, and the poitrine, or breast-plate, is embossed with grotesque faces.
Word Forms
- poitrines
Synonyms for poitrine
Depending on context, synonyms include poitrel.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include breastplate, poitrel, plastron, chestplate, brest-plate, pectoral.
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