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.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Pectoral (Ancient Egypt)
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pectoral
Noun
- Protective armor for a horse's breast.
- A covering or protecting for the breast.
- A breastplate, especially that worn by the Jewish high person.
- A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.
- A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles.
- Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy.
- Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper.
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