create alias chestplate -> breastplate
Is thery any difference between these two things?
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create alias chestplate -> breastplate
Is thery any difference between these two things?
"Chestplate" isn't a real word (it isn't in any English dictionary I know of, at any rate). I don't know why anyone would decide to use it in lieu of "breastplate" as a tag, apart from childish squeamishness about the word "breast". It's especially bewildering to see this tag being used alongside uncommon armor tags like spaulders and faulds (e.g., post #432953), as anyone familiar with those terms really ought to know what a breastplate is.
The only potential problem I see with this alias is that there is a significant number of Bismarck images tagged chestplate, and her wiki page appears to condone this particular tagging practice. To me, her outfit, as seen in post #2095571 and post #2089186, looks more like a form-fitting dress than any sort of armor and really shouldn't be tagged breastplate. And then there are some images, like post #2112892, that have the tag for no apparent reason. I'd like to know what the uploader of that post was thinking.