poitrine
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
poitrine (plural poitrines)
- (historical) The breastplate of a knight's armour.
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French peitrine, from Vulgar Latin *pectorīna from the Classical Latin pectus. Gradually replaced pis, now meaning udder. Compare Spanish pretina (“waistband”), which is cognate.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
poitrine f (plural poitrines)
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Further reading[edit]
- “poitrine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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