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1.NounArmor for the body, for example a breastplate and backpiece taken together.
2.NounAn entire suit of armor, made up chiefly of the breastplate and backpiece worn with a headpiece and with a gorget, pauldrons, vambraces, gauntlets, and tassets attached.
3.NounA tight-fitting item of clothing which covers the body and not the limbs.
4.NounA type of women's underwear, combining a bra and a girdle in one garment; a corselette.
5.NounThe thorax of an insect.