plastography

[Gr. plastographia =forgery, from plastos =formed, and grapho to write.] 1. Imitation of handwriting; forgery. 2. The art of modeling figures in plaster. plăs-tròn, s . [Fr.] 1. Fencing : A piece of leather, stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. "Flourish the sword, and at the plastron push." Dryden: Juvenal, sat. vi. 2. Comp. Anat .: The under part of the buckler of the Chelonians. It is formed by skin or membrane bones, and usually consists of nine pieces, more or le developed. 3. Dre : A trimming for the front of a dre , of a different material, usually sewn about halfway down the seam on the shoulder, and narrowing as it descends acro the chest to the waist. It is made full. "A cuira bodice with a plastron of the same embroidery." - London Daily Telegraph. IMG:content-1186.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Ord. Lang.: A plait, plaiting. 2. Naut.: A braid of foxes, used as in service for a cable in the hawse. [Fox, s., 11. 2.]