Main Entry:: ¹breast
Pronunciation:: \ˈbrest\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English brest, from Old English brēost; akin to Old High German brust breast, Old Irish brú belly, Russian bryukho
Date:: before 12th century

1: either of the pair of mammary glands extending from the front of the chest in pubescent and adult human females and some other mammals ; also : either of the analogous but rudimentary organs of the male chest especially when enlarged2 a: the fore or ventral part of the body between the neck and the abdomen b: the part of an article of clothing covering the breast3: the seat of emotion and thought : bosom4 a: something (as a front, swelling, or curving part) resembling a breast b: face 6

— breast·ed

\ˈbres-təd\ adjective

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