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Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Wave-Breast, Wave-Offering
Hastings' NT Dictionary
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Striking of the Breast
• Soul of My Saviour, Sanctify My Breast
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
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Webster Dictionary
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BREAST, n. brest.

1. The soft, protuberant body, adhering to the thorax, which, in females, furnishes milk for infants.

His breasts are full of milk. Job 21:24 .

2. The fore part of the thorax, or the fore part of the human body between the neck and the belly.

3. The part of a breast which answers to the breast in man. This, in quadrupeds, is between the fore legs, below the neck.

4. Figuratively, the heart the conscience the disposition of the mind the affections the seat of the affections and passions.

5. Formerly,the power of singing.

BREAST, brest. To meet in front to oppose breast to breast.