pectoral /pekˈtə-rəl or pek-töˈrəl/

1. Of, for, on, or near the breast or chest
2. Coming from the heart or inner feeling (figurative)

1. A pectoral fin
2. Either of the two muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) situated on either side of the top half of the chest and responsible for certain arm and shoulder movements (informal short form pec)
3. Armour for the breast of a person or a horse
4. An ornament worn on the breast, esp the breastplate worn by the ancient Jewish high-priest, and the square of gold, embroidery, etc, formerly worn on the breast over the chasuble by bishops during mass
5. A chest protector
6. A medicine for the chest
7. A pectoral cross

pecˈtorally adverb

pectorilˈoquy noun

(L loquī to talk) the sound of a patient's voice heard through the stethoscope when applied to the chest in certain morbid conditions of the lungs

pectoral cross noun

A gold cross worn on the breast by bishops, etc

pectoral fins plural noun

The anterior paired fins of fishes

pectoral girdle noun

The shoulder-girdle, consisting of shoulder-blade and collarbone (and coracoid in vertebrates other than mammals)

pectoral sandpiper noun

A N American sandpiper, the male of which inflates its breast in courtship

pectoral theology noun

The theology of those who make much of experience and emotion as guides to a knowledge of divine truth

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