1.A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. "Heaps of money crowded in the chest."
2.A coffin. (Obs.) "He is now dead and mailed in his cheste."
3.The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax.
4.(Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains.
5.(Mech.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ.
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