PECTORAL

Pectoral

The Pectorals of ancient Egypt were a form of jewelry, often represented as a brooch. This was mostly worn by richer people and the pharaoh.

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pectoral

Noun

  1. Protective armor for a horse's breast.
  2. A covering or protecting for the breast.
  3. A breastplate, especially that worn by the Jewish high person.
  4. A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.
  5. A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.

Adjective

  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. Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper.


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