胸当て

Japanese






Etymology
Compound of, literally meaning "thing placed or applied to the chest". Attested from 1603 in the .

Sometimes also encountered with a vowel shift, as munaate. This reading is attested slightly earlier, from 1597, and reflects the older muna reading for that is only found in older compounds.

Noun

 * 1) western-style armor for the chest: a breastplate
 * 2) a chest protector used in traditional Japanese firefighting
 * 3)  a cloth bib or chest covering worn as protection from the sun by travelers or messengers, or as protection from food and spills by children or workers
 * 4)  the front portion of an apron, jumper dress, or overalls that extends above the waist and covers the front of the body
 * 5)  a plastron, a chestguard, used in  to protect the chest from the bowstring
 * 6) a guess, an estimate, a conjecture
 * 1)  a plastron, a chestguard, used in  to protect the chest from the bowstring
 * 2) a guess, an estimate, a conjecture

Usage notes
The sense is specific to western-style armor. This term is not used for Japanese armor, where instead the portion covering the torso is called the.