Sentence examples for breastplate from inspiring English sources

She had, bless her, located the breastplate by finger touch only and was already hoisting it over my shoulders.

The centurion was resplendent in scarlet and gold, his rippling six-pack breastplate and leather tunic an exquisite trompe l'oeil of dyed and hand painted linen.

From the late 13th century, plate protection spread from the knees and elbows to encompass the extremities; square plates called ailettes, which protected the shoulder, made a brief appearance between about 1290 and 1325 before giving way to jointed plate defenses that covered the gap between breastplate and upper-arm defenses.

The priest may wear a breastplate, as in Egypt, Etruria, and Jerusalem, or a gold ornament e.g., the Vedic Indian niksha around his neck.

At that time, new and heavier armour now gave the foot soldier stronger protection: he wore a metal helmet, breastplate, and greaves; on his left forearm he carried a shield that replaced one hung around the neck; and he carried a sword and a six-foot (almost two metre -long thrusting, instead of throwing, spear.

The qualities that led to victory were found on the aegis, or breastplate, that Athena wore when she went to war: fear, strife, defense, and assault.

Greaves, defenses for the lower leg, closely followed the breastplate.

Perhaps in part for this reason, the breastplate was followed shortly by the backplate.

Onyx is one of the 12 stones mentioned in the Bible (Exodus 28 20; 39 13) as adorning the breastplate (ḥoshen) of Yahweh's high priests.

In addition, silver ornaments (rimonim) in the form of towers or crowns are often set on the tops of two rods on which the scroll is wound, and a breastplate (hoshen) and a pointer (yad) are suspended from them.

On the face of the breastplate were set 12 gems in four rows, symbolizing the 12 tribes of Israel.