pectoral : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pectoral	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for pectoral
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pectoral adj of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ" Synonym(s): pectoral, thoracic n either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs] an adornment worn on the chest or breast Synonym(s): pectoral, pectoral medallion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pectoral \Pec"toral\, a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.] 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. (Zo[94]l.) 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} (Zo[94]l.), fins situated on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under {Fin}. {Pectorial rail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Land rail} (b) under {Land}. {Pectorial sandpiper} (Zo[94]l.), the jacksnipe (b) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\, n. [L. pectorale a breastplate, neut. of pectorials.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Girdle \Gir"dle\, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr. gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g[81]rtel, Icel. gyr[?]ill. See {Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf. {Girth}, n.] 1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist; a cestus. Within the girdle of these walls. --Shak. Their breasts girded with golden girdles. --Rev. xv. 6. 2. The zodiac; also, the equator. [Poetic] --Bacon. From the world's girdle to the frozen pole. --Cowper. That gems the starry girdle of the year. --Campbell. 3. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of {Brilliant}. --Knight. 4. (Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone. --Raymond. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm. {Girdle bone} (Anat.), the sphenethmoid. See under {Sphenethmoid}. {Girdle wheel}, a spinning wheel. {Sea girdle} (Zo[94]l.), a ctenophore. See {Venus's girdle}, under {Venus}. {Shoulder}, {Pectoral}, [and] {Pelvic}, {girdle}. (Anat.) See under {Pectoral}, and {Pelvic}. {To have under the girdle}, to have bound to one, that is, in subjection.