Thesaurus: pectoral

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1. a. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles.
2. a. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy.
3. a. Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper.
4. n. A covering or protecting for the breast.
5. n. A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high person.
6. n. A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.
7. n. A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.
8. adj. of or relating to the chest or thorax
9. n. either of two large muscles of the chest
10. n. an adornment worn on the chest or breast
11. 1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles. 2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy. 3. (Zoöl.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper. Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the scapula and clavicle, on each side. -- Pectorial cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons. -- Pectorial fins, or Pectorials (Zoöl.), fins situated on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin. -- Pectorial rail. (Zoöl.) See Land rail (b) under Land. -- Pectorial sandpiper (Zoöl.), the jacksnipe (b). 1. A covering or protecting for the breast. 2. (Eccl.) (a) A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high person. (b) A clasp or a cross worn on the breast. 3. A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.
12. Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoralsandpiper. Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or morebony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which thefore limbs are articulated; the shoulder girdle. In man it consistsof two bones, the scapula and clavicle, on each side.-- Pectorial cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by bishopsand abbots, and sometimes also by canons.-- Pectorial fins, or Pectorials (Zoöl.), fins situated on thesides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.-- Pectorial rail. (Zoöl.) See Land rail (b) under Land.-- Pectorial sandpiper (Zoöl.), the jacksnipe (b).