PECTORALS

Noun

pectorals

plural of pectoral

Anagrams

• cartpoles, precostal

Source: Wiktionary

PECTORAL

Pec"to*ral, a. Etym: [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. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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).

Pec"to*ral, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition