Main Entry:

chest

Pronunciation:

\ˈchest\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English cest, cist chest, box, from Latin cista, from Greek kistē basket, hamper

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: a container for storage or shipping ; especially : a box with a lid used especially for the safekeeping of belongings b: a cupboard used especially for the storing of medicines or first-aid supplies2: the place where money of a public institution is kept : treasury ; also : the fund so kept3 a: thorax 1 ; especially : the part of the human body enclosed by the ribs and sternum b: breast 2a <a hairy chest>

— chest·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun