[chest] 
| 1. | Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax. |
| 2. | a box, usually with a lid, for storage, safekeeping of valuables, etc.: a toy chest; a jewelry chest. |
| 3. | the place where the funds of a public institution or charitable organization are kept; treasury; coffer. |
| 4. | the funds themselves. |
| 5. | a box in which certain goods, as tea, are packed for transit. |
| 6. | the quantity contained in such a box: a chest of spices. |
| 7. | chest of drawers. |
| 8. | a small cabinet, esp. one hung on a wall, for storage, as of toiletries and medicines: a medicine chest. |
| 9. | get (something) off one's chest, Informal. to relieve oneself of (problems, troubling thoughts, etc.) by revealing them to someone. |
| 10. | play it close to the chest. vest (def. 16). |
[chest-fool] , noun | chest (chěst) n.
[Middle English, from Old English cest, box, from West Germanic *kista, from Latin cista, from Greek kistē.] |
chest (chěst)
n.
The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; thorax.
Chest
(Heb. _'aron_, generally rendered "ark"), the coffer into which the contributions for the repair of the temple were put (2 Kings 12:9, 10; 2 Chr. 24:8, 10, 11). In Gen. 50:26 it is rendered "coffin." In Ezek. 27:24 a different Hebrew word, _genazim_ (plur.), is used. It there means "treasure-chests."
chest
the earliest form of container for storing clothes, documents, valuables, or other possessions, and the most important piece of furniture in the home until the 18th century. Chests with flat tops were also sometimes used as seats or beds
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