transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplas-trən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian piastrone, augmentative of piastra thin metal plate — more at piastre
Date: circa 1507
1.
a. : a metal breastplate formerly worn under the hauberk
b. : a quilted pad worn in fencing practice to protect the chest, waist, and the side on which the weapon is held
2. : the ventral part of the shell of a tortoise or turtle consisting typically of nine symmetrically placed bones overlaid by horny plates
3.
a. : a trimming like a bib for a woman's dress
b. : dickey 1a
4. : a thin film of air held by water-repellent hairs of some aquatic insects