breast
n.
Either of two milk-secreting, glandular organs on
the chest of a woman; the human mammary gland.
- A corresponding organ in other mammals.
- A corresponding rudimentary gland in the male.
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- The superior ventral surface of the
human body, extending from the neck to the abdomen.
- A corresponding part in other animals.
- The part of a garment that covers the chest.
- The seat of affection and emotion: “Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my
breast” (Shakespeare).
- A source of nourishment.
- Something likened to the human breast: the breast of a hill.
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