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pectoral

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Adjective, Noun

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pec=to=ral

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun pectoral has 2 senses

pectoral(n = noun.body) musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral muscle, pectoralis - either of two large muscles of the chest; Array

is a kind of skeletal muscle, striated muscle

has particulars: greater pectoral muscle, musculus pectoralis major, pectoralis major, musculus pectoralis minor, pectoralis minor, smaller pectoral muscle

is a part of chest, pectus, thorax

Derived form adjective pectoral₁

pectoral(n = noun.artifact) pectoral medallion - an adornment worn on the chest or breast; Array

is a kind of adornment

Derived form adjective pectoral₁

Adjective pectoral has 1 sense

pectoral(a = adj.pert) thoracic - of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ"

Derived forms noun pectoral₂, noun pectoral₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

pectoral, a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.].

Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles. [1913 Webster]
Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy. [1913 Webster]
Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper. [1913 Webster]

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. -- Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons. -- Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zoöl.), fins situated on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin. -- Pectoral rail. (Zoöl.) See Land rail (b) under Land. -- Pectoral sandpiper (Zoöl.), the jacksnipe (b).

pectoral, n. [L. pectorale a breastplate, neut. of pectoralis.].

A covering or protecting for the breast. [1913 Webster]
A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high person. [1913 Webster]
A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

pectoral, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of or relating to the breast or chest; thoracic (pectoral fin; pectoral muscle).
2 worn on the chest (pectoral cross).
--n.
1 (esp. in pl.) a pectoral muscle.
2 a pectoral fin.
3 an ornamental breastplate esp. of a Jewish high priest.

Etymology

ME f. OF f. L pectorale (n.), pectoralis (adj.) f. pectus pectoris breast, chest

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