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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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... the trunk is called the chest and is encircled by the ribs. The lower part of the trunk is named the abdomen. A large cavity within the chest contains the lungs and heart. The cavity of the abdomen is filled with the liver, stomach, food tube, ...

— Health Lessons - Book 1 • Alvin Davison

... had a history as well as a special place. There was the main chest of drawers, for instance, known as "mamma's bureau" and placed near one of the windows, where a good light fell on the swinging mirror forming a separate piece on top of it. A journeyman carpenter had made that chest to prove himself a master ...

— The Soul of a Child • Edwin Bjorkman

... not that he speaks truly. For 'ere is a braver jest than 'is. Good folks, wilt please ye to examine yon coffer?" pointing to an oaken chest. ...

— Colonel Starbottle's Client and Other Stories • Bret Harte

... might say that I was summoned by a lawyer to his chest-side. He left me no word of affection, but his money is mine, and on many a half-dollar of it I warrant you there is the print of his tooth. Give me your ...

— An Arkansas Planter • Opie Percival Read

... with the grocer's book which she carried, and ran lightly up the steps. The tall young man, his face aglow, stood motionless where she left him, his straw hat in hand, until she entered the house and closed the door behind her. David's last glimpse of the suitor presented that person, with his chest out, his hands in his pockets, striding off down the street, very much as if he owned it. The young Virginian barely had time left to turn away from the window before ...

— The Rose in the Ring • George Barr McCutcheon

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