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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a specified kind of chest. Often used in combination.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a chest (of a specified kind): used chiefly in composition: as, broad-chested, narrow-chested.
- In archery, gradually decreasing in diameter from a point between the nock and the center to both ends: said of an arrow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having (such) a chest; -- in composition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having a
chest (with a specified quality).
Etymologies
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Examples
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Substitute midfielder Ramires scored his first two international goals in the 52nd and in injury time, while Kaka chested in a cross in the 76th.
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Substitute midfielder Ramires scored his first two international goals in the 52nd and in injury time, while Kaka chested in a cross in the 76th.
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Substitute midfielder Ramires scored his first two international goals in the 52nd and in injury time, while Kaka chested in a cross in the 76th.
WN.com - Articles related to Scolari says he is not taking over Dunga's job 2010
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Substitute midfielder Ramires scored his first two international goals in the 52nd and in injury time, while Kaka chested in a cross in the
WN.com - Articles related to Scolari says he is not taking over Dunga's job 2010
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Substitute midfielder Ramires scored his first two international goals in the 52nd and in injury time, while Kaka chested in a cross in the 76th.
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Substitute midfielder Ramires scored his first two international goals in the 52nd and in injury time, while Kaka chested in a cross in the
WN.com - Articles related to Brazil's Lula pays tribute to Africa's historic role 2010
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Substitute midfielder Ramires scored his first two international goals in the 52nd and in injury time, while Kaka chested in a cross in the
WN.com - Articles related to Scolari says he is not taking over Dunga's job 2010
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Substitute midfielder Ramires scored his first two international goals in the 52nd and in injury time, while Kaka chested in a cross in the 76th.
WN.com - Articles related to Brazil's Lula pays tribute to Africa's historic role 2010
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Substitute midfielder Ramires scored his first two international goals in the 52nd and in injury time, while Kaka chested in a cross in the 76th.
WN.com - Articles related to Scolari says he is not taking over Dunga's job 2010
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Therefore, instead of saying that a horse which struck a fence without rising at it, "chested" it, we should, on the contrary, say that he
The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. Alice M. Hayes 1873
Gammerstang commented on the word chested
(adjective) - Anciently, when a person was placed in a coffin, he was said to be "chested." Chaucer has, "He is now dead and nailed in his chest." In the heading of the 50th chapter of Genesis, the word is used in reference to Joseph, of whom it is said, "He dieth and is chested." --Eliezer Edwards' Words, Facts, and Phrases, 1882
February 9, 2018