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breastplate

item of personal armor protecting the chest
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breastplate

Summary

breastplate has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • breastplate is a type of body armor[2].
  • breastplate is a type of armor component[3].
  • breastplate is part of plate armour[4].
  • breastplate's Commons category is recorded as Breastplates[5].
  • breastplate is the opposite of backplate[6].
  • breastplate's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • breastplate's different from is recorded as chest cover[8].
  • breastplate's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/02895154-n[9].
  • breastplate's worn on is recorded as thorax[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include body armor[2] and armor component[3]. breastplate is the opposite of backplate[6].

Use and Application

breastplate is part of plate armour[4].

Why It Matters

breastplate has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] breastplate is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → body armor, armor component
    Described by source → New Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 3667
    Different from → chest cover
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 3667, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167476443|BREASTPLATE (#167476443)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #"
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