Just wondering if the plastron is the modern reincarnation of the colonial stomacher?. From Wordnik.com. [How Many Ways? - A Dress A Day] Reference
The underneath of any tortoise's carapace is called the plastron and it's unique, like a fingerprint. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
There are nine bones in the plastron of the tortoise. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
The small plastron offers little protection for the legs. From Wordnik.com. [Reptile families] Reference
A nice patterned brocade for the stomacher, um, plastron?. From Wordnik.com. [How Many Ways? - A Dress A Day] Reference
I think the border-print skirt/plastron idea is adorable. From Wordnik.com. [How Many Ways? - A Dress A Day] Reference
Wow, I don't think I've ever seen a raglan plastron before. From Wordnik.com. [How Many Ways? - A Dress A Day] Reference
The turtle shell is divided into an upper carapace and lower plastron. From Wordnik.com. [Turtle] Reference
The reptile, aware of danger, had retired between its carapace and plastron. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysterious Island] Reference
The removable wheels were secured by a velcro strip epoxied to her plastron. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Clothahump struggled with one drawer in his plastron, finally yanked it open. From Wordnik.com. [The Moment Of The Magician]
He cheeked to make certain his plastron compartments were still tightly closed. From Wordnik.com. [A Corridor in the Asylum] Reference
In some soft-shelled species, the plastron is also cartilaginous rather than bony. From Wordnik.com. [Turtle] Reference
The plastron is reduced, and the bridge between the plastron and carapace is narrow. From Wordnik.com. [Reptile families] Reference
The plastron (lower shell) is lifted off, and in the carapace is a rich, thick soup. From Wordnik.com. [The Confessions of a Beachcomber] Reference
The bodice was of the plain, and it had a plastron, or waistcoat front, of the plaid. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886.] Reference
He removed a small box from his plastron, shoved the drawer shut, and opened the box. From Wordnik.com. [The Moment Of The Magician]
Stlemys nebrascensis typically, plastron up, often missing the plastron all together. From Wordnik.com. [Badlands Trip Notes: Part 1] Reference
Embroidery? do the bottom hem in an embroidered pattern, and mirror it on the plastron?. From Wordnik.com. [How Many Ways? - A Dress A Day] Reference
Different species have different structures for refreshing the air bubble in the plastron. From Wordnik.com. [Insecta (Aquatic)] Reference
Although I can see how it would be difficult to curve the print around the plastron...ooh!. From Wordnik.com. [How Many Ways? - A Dress A Day] Reference
Checking the drawers set in his plastron, he trundled off in the direction of his workshop. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of Felix Gunderson] Reference
Jon followed the gaze, noticing a number of small knobs protruding from the wizard's plastron. From Wordnik.com. [A Corridor in the Asylum] Reference
They were heaped atop a single gold coin that Clothahump had removed from a drawer in his plastron. From Wordnik.com. [A Corridor in the Asylum] Reference
In some, like the box turtle, the plastron is hinged and can completely close over the head and leg openings. From Wordnik.com. [Turtle] Reference
A square brown Derby is worn with this suit, brown English driving gloves, and a white plastron or coachman's scarf. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men] Reference
Clothahump shook his head, wrestled himself into a sitting position, and crossed his arms over the compartments in his plastron. From Wordnik.com. [The Moment Of The Magician]
His plastron had lost its normal healthy luster, and the old eyes behind the granny glasses were rheumy with tears from the pain. From Wordnik.com. [The Day of the Dissonance]
The most highly developed sternum (according to this definition) is the plastron of the tortoise, whose structure it dominates (p. 103). From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, it's kind of -- compared to most tortoises there's a little bit of mobility here and also on the bottom plastron. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 1, 2007] Reference
I had myself a great silver bowl, with two goblets, and a plastron of Spanish steel. From Wordnik.com. [The White Company] Reference
Below is a rough translation of the text written in oracle bone scripts on the tortoise plastron. From Wordnik.com. [Learn Chinese - ChinesePod] Reference
Above, a sweet custom handle set for Meggy Jr: Transparent blue carapace, transparent red plastron. From Wordnik.com. [Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories] Reference
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