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la minerve

/mi.nɛʁv/ noun · feminine C2
  1. a neckbrace · Elle porte une minerve suite à un accident de voiture. She's wearing a neckbrace after a car accident.

Plural minerves

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Pas un de ces regards, pas un de ces soupirs d'Andrea ne lui échappaient, on eût dit qu'ils glissaient sur la cuirasse de Minerve, cuirasse que quelques philosophes prétendent recouvrir parfois la poitrine de Sapho.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 770 · C1

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