plastron
Example Sentences
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Leopard and landscapes of coconut trees patterns appeared on short sleeve shirts while big necklace plastrons acted as clothes.
From Reuters
Ms. Repossi works exclusively with precious metals and stones while Mapplethorpe’s necklaces and plastrons were made of beads and what she described as “cheap, strange objects.”
From New York Times
The cotton poplin plastron shirt took 11 hours to make, according to the French house.
From Los Angeles Times
The show opened with all-wite looks featuring quilted cotton fencing plastrons and long, romantic tulle skirts.
From Reuters
These free-floating bones developed within the tissue of the underbelly, Sues says; in more evolved species of turtles, these gastralia broaden and fuse to form a plastron, or lower shell.
From Science Magazine
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