- (n.) A covering or protecting for the breast.
- (a.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the breast or chest; as, the pectoral muscles.
- (a.) Relating to or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy.
- (n.) A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.
- (n.) A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.
- (n.) A breastplate, especially that worn by the Jewish high person.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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