Meaning of chestguard | Babel Free

Definitions

A piece of fabric, padding, or armor to protect the chest, as in some sports.

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Examples

“Available in 5 colors: red. black, white, blue and silver Shin guards, shin/instep guards and chestguards also available. Headguard $35.95 ea.”

“Black leather braces, chain-mail chest guards, and oval and circular shields are the clothing of choice for these women. Firelight flashes off of broadswords and deadly knives.”

“The poet may assume⟳ that except when he specifies that warriors had byrnies, we are to accept⟳ that they wore only leathern chestguards.”

“Often, I left a bruise: the blade's tip⟳ ricocheting off chestguards onto skin. Just as often, I would feel⟳ yellow blooms of ache where the girl I thought was beautiful had pierced my heart. Hours later, I would transform⟳.”

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