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chest
[chest] 
–noun
—Idioms| 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). |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE cest, cist < L cista < Gk kístē box
bef. 900; ME; OE cest, cist < L cista < Gk kístē box
Related forms:
chest⋅ful [chest-fool] , noun
[chest-fool] , noun
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| chest (chěst) n.
[Middle English, from Old English cest, box, from West Germanic *kista, from Latin cista, from Greek kistē.] |
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Chest
Chest\ (ch[e^]st), n. [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki`sth. Cf. Cist, Cistern.]1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. Heaps of money crowded in the chest. --Dryden. 2. A coffin. [Obs.] He is now dead and mailed in his cheste. --Chaucer. 3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax. 4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains. 5. (Mech.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ. Bomb chest, See under Bomb. Chest of drawers, a case or movable frame containing drawers.Chest
Chest\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chested.]1. To deposit in a chest; to hoard. 2. To place in a coffin. [Obs.] He dieth and is chested. --Gen. 1. 26 (heading).Chest
Chest\, n. [AS. ce['a]st.] Strife; contention; controversy. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.
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Language Translation for : chest
Italian:
petto,
German:
der Brustkasten,
Japanese:
胸部
chest
O.E. cest "box, coffer," from P.Gmc. *kista, an early borrowing from L. cista, from Gk. kiste "a box, basket," from PIE *kista "woven container." Meaning extended to "thorax" 1530, replacing breast, on the metaphor of the ribs as a box for the organs. Chest of drawers is from 1599.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: chest
Pronunciation: 'chest
Function: noun
1 : MEDICINECHEST
2 : the part of the body enclosed by the ribs and sternum
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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chest (chěst)
n.
The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; thorax.
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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."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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chest
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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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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