A breastplate or chestplate is a device worn over the torso to protect it from injury, as an item of religious significance, or as an item of status....

The priestly breastplate or breastpiece of judgment (Hebrew: חֹשֶׁן ḥōšen) was a sacred breastplate worn by the High Priest of the Israelites, according...

"Saint Patrick's Breastplate" is an Old Irish prayer of protection of the "lorica" type (hence "Lorica Sancti Patricii", or "The Lorica of Saint Patrick")...

A breastplate (also referred to as a breastcollar, breaststrap or breastgirth) is a piece of tack (equipment) used on horses. Its purpose is to keep a...

biblical texts in Ephesians chapter 6 mention six pieces of armor: belt breastplate (θώραξ, thorax) footwear shield (θυρεὸς, thyreos) helmet (περικεφαλαία...

תֻּמִּים‎ Tummīm, "perfection" or "truth") are elements of the hoshen, the breastplate worn by the High Priest attached to the ephod, a type of apron or garment...

Aboriginal breastplates (also called king plates or aboriginal gorgets) were a form of regalia used in pre-Federation Australia by white colonial authorities...

term "cuirass" generally refers to both the breastplate and the backplate pieces; whereas a breastplate only protects the front, a cuirass protects both...

believed there was a connection between the twelve stones in Aaron's breastplate (signifying the tribes of Israel, as described in the Book of Exodus)...

Thummim were placed in the breastplate, not the ephod, in Leviticus 8:8. The integration of the stones in the breastplate, as well as the Hebrew usage...