4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pectoral  \Pec"to*ral\,  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["o]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["o]l.),  fins  situated 
  on  the  sides,  behind  the  gills.  See  Illust.  under  {Fin}. 
 
 
  {Pectorial  rail}.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Land  rail} 
  b  under  {Land}. 
 
  {Pectorial  sandpiper}  (Zo["o]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["u]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["o]l.)  The  clitellus  of  an  earthworm. 
 
  {Girdle  bone}  (Anat.),  the  sphenethmoid.  See  under 
  {Sphenethmoid}. 
 
  {Girdle  wheel},  a  spinning  wheel. 
 
  {Sea  girdle}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  ctenophore.  See  {Venus's  girdle}, 
  under  {Venus}. 
 
  {Shoulder},  {Pectoral},  &  {Pelvic},  {girdle}.  (Anat.)  See 
  under  {Pectoral},  and  {Pelvic}. 
 
  {To  have  under  the  girdle},  to  have  bound  to  one  that  is  in 
  subjection. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pectoral 
  adj  :  of  or  relating  to  the  chest  or  thorax;  "pectoral  organ" 
  [syn:  {thoracic}] 
  n  1:  either  of  two  large  muscles  of  the  chest  [syn:  {pectoral 
  muscle},  {pectoralis},  {musculus  pectoralis},  {pecs}] 
  2:  an  adornment  worn  on  the  chest  or  breast  [syn:  {pectoral 
  medallion}] 

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