"poitrine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔɪ.tɹin/ (note: anglicized), /ˌpwɑˈtɹin/ (note: gallicized) Forms: poitrines [plural]
Rhymes: (gallicized) -iːn Etymology: French poitrine or a Middle or Old French predecessor. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|poitrine}} French poitrine Head templates: {{en-noun}} poitrine (plural poitrines)
  1. (historical) The breastplate of a knight's armour. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Armor
    Sense id: en-poitrine-en-noun-gtMPzG72 Disambiguation of Armor: 86 14 0
  2. Synonym of poitrel (“chest-armor for a horse”) Synonyms: poitrel [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-poitrine-en-noun-f241sKSR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 46 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 51 46
  3. Chest, bosom, especially of a woman. Categories (lifeform): Horse tack
    Sense id: en-poitrine-en-noun-ug6eBKVv Disambiguation of Horse tack: 6 38 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 46 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 51 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: poitrinal, poitrel, petronel, pectoral

Inflected forms

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