pectoral

1. a. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles. Source: opted

2. a. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy. Source: opted

3. a. Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper. Source: opted

4. n. A covering or protecting for the breast. Source: opted

5. n. A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high person. Source: opted

6. n. A clasp or a cross worn on the breast. Source: opted

7. n. A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs. Source: opted

8. adj. of or relating to the chest or thorax Source: wordnet

9. n. either of two large muscles of the chest Source: wordnet

10. n. an adornment worn on the chest or breast Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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). Source: adambom

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