breast vs cuirass

breast

noun
  • The breaststroke. 

  • Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males. 

  • The ventral portion of an animal's thorax. 

  • The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts. 

  • A section of clothing covering the breast area. 

  • The front or forward part of anything. 

  • The face of a coal working. 

  • The chest, or front of the human thorax. 

  • A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork. 

  • The front of a furnace. 

verb
  • To push against with the breast; to meet full on, oppose, face. 

  • To debreast. 

  • To reach the top (of a hill). 

cuirass

noun
  • The breastplate taken by itself. 

  • A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle. 

verb
  • To cover with defensive armor; to armor-plate. 

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