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1 definition 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 .
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