Look up: breast

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   Breast
   To move a flying piece upstage or downstage from its natural free-hanging position by means of a rope line passed between fly floors and crossing the fly bar's suspension lines. (UK)
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   breast
   [n] - meat carved from the breast of a fowl 2. [n] - either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman 3. [n] - the front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen 4. [v] - meet at breast level 5. [v] - reach the summit
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   Breast
   Remember that this can mean the chest or thorax as well as the female bosom
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   Breast
   Our Breast Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Breast Breast: The breast refers to the front of the chest or, more specifically, to the mammary gland. The mammary gland is a milk producing gland. It is composed largely of fat. Within the mammary gland is a complex network of branching ducts. These ducts exit ...
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   breast
   the sternum and the ribs,or part thereof,distributed on both sides of it,together with the surrounding musculature.The breast may be presented as a whole or a half Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • the wall under the sill of a window,down to floor level Category: Building industry
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   Breast
   Breast (brĕst) noun [ Middle English brest , breost , As. breóst ; akin to Icelandic brjōst , Swedish bröst , Danish bryst , Goth. brusts , Old Saxon briost , Dutch borst , German brust .] 1. The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a hor ...
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   Breast
   Breast transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Breasted ; present participle & verbal noun Breasting .] To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves. « The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer. Wirt. » To breast up ...
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   breast
   To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves. 'The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer.' (Wirt) To breast up a hedge, to cut the face of it on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants. ... Origin: Breasted; Breasted. ... 1. The fore part of the bo ...
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   breast
   white meat noun meat carved from the breast of a fowl
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    breast
    bosom noun either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
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    breast
    verb meet at breast level; `The runner breasted the tape`
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    Breast
    The term `breast` refers to the upper ventral region of an animal`s torso, particularly that of mammals, including human beings. The breasts of a female mammal`s body contain the mammary glands, which secrete milk used to feed infants. This article deals with the human breast; for other animals, see udder and mammary gland. Breasts are more visible on adult women, but male humans also have breasts which, although usually less prominent, are stru...
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    breast
    (brest) the front of the chest, especially the modified cutaneous, glandular structure found there. In women the breasts are secondary sex organs with the function of producing milk after childbirth. The term breast is less commonly used to refer to this area of the chest of males; in males glandular tissue neither func...
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    Breast
    • (n.) Anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the front or forward part of anything; as, a chimney breast; a plow breast; the breast of a hill. • (n.) The front of a furnace. • (n.) The power of singing; a musical voice; -- so called, probably, from the connection of the voice with the lungs, which lie within the breast. &bu...
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    Breast
    A glandular organ that is located on the chest. In females, the breasts main purpose is to provide nutrition to her offspring. Each breast consists of approximately 15-20 glandular lobes, ducts, fibrous tissue and fatty tissue. Blood vessles, nerves and lymph vessels are also present in the breasts.
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    breast
    breast: see mammary gland.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09111