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....
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The priestly breastplate or breastpiece of judgment (Hebrew: חֹשֶׁן ḥōšen) was a sacred breastplate worn by the High Priest of the Israelites, according...
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"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")...
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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...
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Armor of God (redirect from Breastplate of righteousness)
therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; (15) And your feet shod with the preparation of the...
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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...
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term "cuirass" generally refers to both the breastplate and the backplate pieces; whereas a breastplate only protects the front, a cuirass protects both...
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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)...
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Aboriginal breastplates (also called king plates or aboriginal gorgets) were a form of regalia used in pre-Federation Australia by white colonial authorities...
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Steel breastplate, or Stalnoi Nagrudnik (Russian: Стальной нагрудник) is a type of body armor similar to a cuirass developed by the Red Army in World...
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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...
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metal flange or hook that is typically attached to the right side of a breastplate, just under the armpit. The lance rest appeared in the late 14th century...
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Standard diving dress (redirect from Breastplate (diving))
occasionally two). The breastplate rests on the divers shoulders over the top of the suit, and over an optional padded breastplate cushion worn under the...
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Faulds are pieces of plate armour worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips, which began to appear in Western Europe from about 1370. They...
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upper thighs. They take the form of separate plates hanging from the breastplate or faulds. They may be made from a single piece or segmented. The segmented...
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Wedding ring Hand Chain Ring-bracelet Belly chain Body piercing jewellery Breastplate Brooch Earring Chatelaine Necklace Anklet (ankle bracelets) Toe ring...
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Mahabharata, Karna is described as a baby born with the ear-rings and armoured breastplate, like his father Surya. The second meaning of Karna as "rudder and helm"...
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cuirassier lost his limb armour and subsequently wore only the cuirass (breastplate and backplate), and sometimes a helmet. By this time, the sword or sabre...
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Hamilton's Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, the Aegis is the breastplate of Zeus, and was "awful to behold". However, Zeus is normally portrayed...
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Horse tack (section Breastplates and martingales)
saddles do not necessarily fit neatly in either category.: 167-178< Breastplate or breastcollar: Prevents saddles of all styles from sliding sideways...
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magical parchment or pendant, sometimes acting as a protective 'magical breastplate' worn around the neck so that it hangs upon the breast over the heart...
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armour, or attached to a helmet, breastplate, couter, or on a gauntlet. Rondels most commonly hang off breastplates and cover the armpit, which is a vulnerable...
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reinforcement that composed the bottom part of the front of a medieval breastplate. They were predominantly worn in the 15th century. Sometimes they were...
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of golden plates along with "two stones in silver bows" fastened to a breastplate that the angel said God had prepared for translating the plates. In dictating...
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significance to the stones themselves, resembling idolatry. Priestly breastplate – a breastplate symbolizing the Twelve Tribes of Israel Bible Gateway website...
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used in the Jewish High Priest's Breastplate. (Jewish tradition states that Moses' brother Aaron wore the Breastplate, with inscribed gems representing...
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the reverse side measures 42 cm × 66 cm (17 in × 26 in)42. It has a breastplate and a backrest or bib: the faces of this part have three raised circles...
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Augustus of Prima Porta (section Breastplate relief)
this act was the greatest service he had performed for Augustus, the breastplate imagery would remind viewers of Tiberius's connection to the deified...
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resembled gold in color but had a much lower value. In Virgil's Aeneid, the breastplate of Turnus is described as "stiff with gold and white orichalc". Orichalcum...
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giant skeleton. They cross the Long Lake in a leaf boat to locate the "Breastplate Impenetrable" deep underwater. Kubo and Beetle swim down to retrieve...
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