Bible Dictionaries
Breastplate
King James Dictionary
BREAST'PLATE, n. breast and plate.
1. Armor for the breast.
2. A strap that runs across a horse's breast.
3. In Jewish antiquity, a part of the vestment of the high priest, consisting of a folded piece of the rich embroidered stuff of which the ephod was made. It was set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes.
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Entry for 'Breastplate'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/b/breastplate.html.