1. the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt • Hypernyms: shirtfront • Part Holonyms: bodice 2. the front of man's dress shirt • Hypernyms: shirtfront • Part Holonyms: dress shirt, evening shirt 3. a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail • Hypernyms: breastplate, aegis, egis 4. a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest • Hypernyms: pad 5.(zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside • Topics: zoology, zoological science • Hypernyms: exoskeleton • Part Holonyms: turtle