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Chest

noun

The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates. Synonyms: pectus, thorax.

Box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy.

The front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen. Synonym: breast.

Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes. Synonyms: bureau, chest of drawers, dresser.

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... lele, lele, to myself, in all our little keys: and, now you talk of keys, that dog Patrick broke the key-general of the chest of drawers with six locks, and I have been so plagued to get a new one, besides my good ...

— The Journal to Stella • Jonathan Swift

... I'm wanted to attend," said Jan. "Where d'ye feel the symptoms of the cold?" asked he of Lucy. "In the head or chest?" ...

— Verner's Pride • Mrs. Henry Wood

... moves the agent; the second is the agent; the third is the form of that which the agent applies to action (although the agent also acts through its own form); as may be clearly seen in things made by art. For the craftsman is moved to action by the end, which is the thing wrought, for instance a chest or a bed; and applies to action the axe which cuts ...

— Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) - From the Complete American Edition • Thomas Aquinas

... orders to bring on board his two favourites, a cock and a paroquet. While the canoe was gone on this errand, I had time to regard the savage chief attentively. He was a man of immense size, with massive but beautifully moulded limbs and figure, only parts of which—the broad chest and muscular arms—were uncovered; for although the lower orders generally wore no other clothing than a strip of cloth called maro round their loins, the chief, on particular occasions, wrapped his person in voluminous ...

— The Coral Island • R.M. Ballantyne

... at me." Mr. Broad stiffened his back, arched his chest, and revolved slowly upon his heels. "Pretty nifty, eh? What kind ...

— The Winds of Chance • Rex Beach

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