slovodefinícia
pectoral
(encz)
pectoral,hrudní adj: Martin Král
pectoral
(encz)
pectoral,prsní adj: Martin Král
Pectoral
(gcide)
Girdle \Gir"dle\, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr.
gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g["u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See
Gird, v. t., to encircle, and cf. Girth, n.]
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1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference;
a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling
the body usually at the waist; a cestus.
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Within the girdle of these walls. --Shak.
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Their breasts girded with golden girdles. --Rev. xv.
6.
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2. The zodiac; also, the equator. [Poetic] --Bacon.
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From the world's girdle to the frozen pole.
--Cowper.
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That gems the starry girdle of the year. --Campbell.
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3. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a
brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the
setting. See Illust. of Brilliant. --Knight.
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4. (Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone. --Raymond.
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5. (Zool.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
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Girdle bone (Anat.), the sphenethmoid. See under
Sphenethmoid.

Girdle wheel, a spinning wheel.

Sea girdle (Zool.), a ctenophore. See Venus's girdle,
under Venus.

Shoulder, Pectoral, & Pelvic, girdle. (Anat.) See
under Pectoral, and Pelvic.

To have under the girdle, to have bound to one, that is, in
subjection.
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Pectoral
(gcide)
Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\, n. [L. pectorale a breastplate, neut. of
pectoralis.]
1. A covering or protecting for the breast.
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2. (Eccl.)
(a) A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high
person.
(b) A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.
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3. A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially
the lungs.
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Pectoral
(gcide)
Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
muscles.
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2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
as, a pectoral remedy.
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3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
pectoral sandpiper.
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Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
scapula and clavicle, on each side.

Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.

Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.

Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
(b) under Land.

Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
(b) .
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pectoral
(wn)
pectoral
adj 1: of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ"
[syn: pectoral, thoracic]
n 1: either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: pectoral,
pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis,
pecs]
2: an adornment worn on the chest or breast [syn: pectoral,
pectoral medallion]
podobné slovodefinícia
greater pectoral muscle
(encz)
greater pectoral muscle, n:
musculus pectoralis
(encz)
musculus pectoralis, n:
musculus pectoralis major
(encz)
musculus pectoralis major, n:
musculus pectoralis minor
(encz)
musculus pectoralis minor, n:
pectoral
(encz)
pectoral,hrudní adj: Martin Králpectoral,prsní adj: Martin Král
pectoral arch
(encz)
pectoral arch, n:
pectoral fin
(encz)
pectoral fin, n:
pectoral fins
(encz)
pectoral fins,prsní ploutve [bio.] Jirka Daněk
pectoral girdle
(encz)
pectoral girdle,pletenec horní končetiny [med.] Jirka Daněk
pectoral medallion
(encz)
pectoral medallion, n:
pectoral muscle
(encz)
pectoral muscle,prsní sval Clock
pectoral sandpiper
(encz)
pectoral sandpiper, n:
pectoral vein
(encz)
pectoral vein, n:
pectoralis
(encz)
pectoralis,prsní sval n: [med.] Zdeněk Brož
pectoralis major
(encz)
pectoralis major,velký prsní sval [med.] Clock
pectoralis minor
(encz)
pectoralis minor,malý prsní sval [med.] Clock
smaller pectoral muscle
(encz)
smaller pectoral muscle, n:
vena pectoralis
(encz)
vena pectoralis, n:
Cladorhynchus pectoralis
(gcide)
Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta,
LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E.
stout.]
1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop
to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is
sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged
upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.
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Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.
--Landor.
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2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to
Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are
remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks,
stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer.
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Note: The American species (Himantopus Mexicanus) is well
known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({Himantopus
candidus}) is usually white, except the wings and
interscapulars, which are greenish black. The
white-headed stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) and the
banded stilt (Cladorhynchus pectoralis) are found in
Australia.
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Stilt plover (Zool.), the stilt.

Stilt sandpiper (Zool.), an American sandpiper
(Micropalama himantopus) having long legs. The bill is
somewhat expanded at the tip.
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Coturnix pectoralis
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Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia,
qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel,
OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]
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1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and
several allied genera of the Old World, especially the
common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain
quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble
quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp
quail (Synoicus australis).
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging
to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially
the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and {Maryland
quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla
Californica}).
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied
genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted
quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
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4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought
to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of
the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted
species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus).
See Turnix.

Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species
of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the
smallest game bird of India.

Mountain quail. See under Mountain.

Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net
or within range.

Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground
pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera.

Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk
(Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]).

Quail pipe. See Quail call, above.

Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe;
-- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe.

Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]
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Dallia pectoralis
(gcide)
Xenomi \Xen"o*mi\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr. xe`nos strange.]
(Zool.)
A suborder of soft-rayed fresh-water fishes of which the
blackfish of Alaska (Dallia pectoralis) is the type.
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Pectoral arch
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Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
muscles.
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2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
as, a pectoral remedy.
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3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
pectoral sandpiper.
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Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
scapula and clavicle, on each side.

Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.

Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.

Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
(b) under Land.

Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
(b) .
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Pectoral cross
(gcide)
Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
muscles.
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2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
as, a pectoral remedy.
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3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
pectoral sandpiper.
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Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
scapula and clavicle, on each side.

Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.

Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.

Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
(b) under Land.

Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
(b) .
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Pectoral fins
(gcide)
Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
muscles.
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2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
as, a pectoral remedy.
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3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
pectoral sandpiper.
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Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
scapula and clavicle, on each side.

Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.

Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.

Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
(b) under Land.

Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
(b) .
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Pectoral girdle
(gcide)
Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
muscles.
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2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
as, a pectoral remedy.
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3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
pectoral sandpiper.
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Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
scapula and clavicle, on each side.

Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.

Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.

Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
(b) under Land.

Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
(b) .
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Pectoral rail
(gcide)
Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
muscles.
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2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
as, a pectoral remedy.
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3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
pectoral sandpiper.
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Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
scapula and clavicle, on each side.

Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.

Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.

Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
(b) under Land.

Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
(b) .
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Note: In the expressions "to be, or dwell, upon land," "to
go, or fare, on land," as used by Chaucer, land denotes
the country as distinguished from the town.
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A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the
country]. --Chaucer.
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3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet
land; good or bad land.
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4. The inhabitants of a nation or people.
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These answers, in the silent night received,
The king himself divulged, the land believed.
--Dryden.
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5. The mainland, in distinction from islands.
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6. The ground or floor. [Obs.]
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Herself upon the land she did prostrate. --Spenser.
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7. (Agric.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one
of several portions into which a field is divided for
convenience in plowing.
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8. (Law) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows,
pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it,
whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand
of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate. --Kent.
Bouvier. Burrill.
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9. (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat;
the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also
landing. --Knight.
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10. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations,
or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so
treated, as the level part of a millstone between the
furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun
between the grooves.
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Land agent, a person employed to sell or let land, to
collect rents, and to attend to other money matters
connected with land.

Land boat, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails.

Land blink, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea
over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See {Ice
blink}.

Land breeze. See under Breeze.

Land chain. See Gunter's chain.

Land crab (Zool.), any one of various species of crabs
which live much on the land, and resort to the water
chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in
the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a
large size.

Land fish a fish on land; a person quite out of place.
--Shak.

Land force, a military force serving on land, as
distinguished from a naval force.

Land, ho! (Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of
land.

Land ice, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in
distinction from a floe.

Land leech (Zool.), any one of several species of
blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions,
live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast.


Land measure, the system of measurement used in determining
the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such
measurement.

Land of bondage or House of bondage, in Bible history,
Egypt; by extension, a place or condition of special
oppression.

Land o' cakes, Scotland.

Land of Nod, sleep.

Land of promise, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a
better country or condition of which one has expectation.


Land of steady habits, a nickname sometimes given to the
State of Connecticut.

Land office, a government office in which the entries upon,
and sales of, public land are registered, and other
business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.]


Land pike. (Zool.)
(a) The gray pike, or sauger.
(b) The Menobranchus.

Land service, military service as distinguished from naval
service.

Land rail. (Zool)
(a) The crake or corncrake of Europe. See Crake.
(b) An Australian rail (Hypot[ae]nidia Phillipensis);
-- called also pectoral rail.

Land scrip, a certificate that the purchase money for a
certain portion of the public land has been paid to the
officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.]

Land shark, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant]


Land side
(a) That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an
island or ship, which is turned toward the land.
(b) The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard
and which presses against the unplowed land.

Land snail (Zool.), any snail which lives on land, as
distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and
belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of
warm countries are Di[oe]cia, and belong to the
T[ae]nioglossa. See Geophila, and Helix.

Land spout, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form
during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on
land.

Land steward, a person who acts for another in the
management of land, collection of rents, etc.

Land tortoise, Land turtle (Zool.), any tortoise that
habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See
Tortoise.

Land warrant, a certificate from the Land Office,
authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land.
[U.S.]

Land wind. Same as Land breeze (above).

To make land (Naut.), to sight land.

To set the land, to see by the compass how the land bears
from the ship.

To shut in the land, to hide the land, as when fog, or an
intervening island, obstructs the view.
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pectoral rail
(gcide)
Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
muscles.
[1913 Webster]

2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
as, a pectoral remedy.
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
pectoral sandpiper.
[1913 Webster]

Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
scapula and clavicle, on each side.

Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.

Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.

Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
(b) under Land.

Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
(b) .
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Note: In the expressions "to be, or dwell, upon land," "to
go, or fare, on land," as used by Chaucer, land denotes
the country as distinguished from the town.
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A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the
country]. --Chaucer.
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3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet
land; good or bad land.
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4. The inhabitants of a nation or people.
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These answers, in the silent night received,
The king himself divulged, the land believed.
--Dryden.
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5. The mainland, in distinction from islands.
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6. The ground or floor. [Obs.]
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Herself upon the land she did prostrate. --Spenser.
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7. (Agric.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one
of several portions into which a field is divided for
convenience in plowing.
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8. (Law) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows,
pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it,
whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand
of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate. --Kent.
Bouvier. Burrill.
[1913 Webster]

9. (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat;
the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also
landing. --Knight.
[1913 Webster]

10. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations,
or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so
treated, as the level part of a millstone between the
furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun
between the grooves.
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Land agent, a person employed to sell or let land, to
collect rents, and to attend to other money matters
connected with land.

Land boat, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails.

Land blink, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea
over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See {Ice
blink}.

Land breeze. See under Breeze.

Land chain. See Gunter's chain.

Land crab (Zool.), any one of various species of crabs
which live much on the land, and resort to the water
chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in
the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a
large size.

Land fish a fish on land; a person quite out of place.
--Shak.

Land force, a military force serving on land, as
distinguished from a naval force.

Land, ho! (Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of
land.

Land ice, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in
distinction from a floe.

Land leech (Zool.), any one of several species of
blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions,
live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast.


Land measure, the system of measurement used in determining
the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such
measurement.

Land of bondage or House of bondage, in Bible history,
Egypt; by extension, a place or condition of special
oppression.

Land o' cakes, Scotland.

Land of Nod, sleep.

Land of promise, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a
better country or condition of which one has expectation.


Land of steady habits, a nickname sometimes given to the
State of Connecticut.

Land office, a government office in which the entries upon,
and sales of, public land are registered, and other
business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.]


Land pike. (Zool.)
(a) The gray pike, or sauger.
(b) The Menobranchus.

Land service, military service as distinguished from naval
service.

Land rail. (Zool)
(a) The crake or corncrake of Europe. See Crake.
(b) An Australian rail (Hypot[ae]nidia Phillipensis);
-- called also pectoral rail.

Land scrip, a certificate that the purchase money for a
certain portion of the public land has been paid to the
officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.]

Land shark, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant]


Land side
(a) That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an
island or ship, which is turned toward the land.
(b) The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard
and which presses against the unplowed land.

Land snail (Zool.), any snail which lives on land, as
distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and
belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of
warm countries are Di[oe]cia, and belong to the
T[ae]nioglossa. See Geophila, and Helix.

Land spout, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form
during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on
land.

Land steward, a person who acts for another in the
management of land, collection of rents, etc.

Land tortoise, Land turtle (Zool.), any tortoise that
habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See
Tortoise.

Land warrant, a certificate from the Land Office,
authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land.
[U.S.]

Land wind. Same as Land breeze (above).

To make land (Naut.), to sight land.

To set the land, to see by the compass how the land bears
from the ship.

To shut in the land, to hide the land, as when fog, or an
intervening island, obstructs the view.
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pectoral sandpiper
(gcide)
Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); --
called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and
half snipe.
(b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called
also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
[1913 Webster]Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
muscles.
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2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
as, a pectoral remedy.
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3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
pectoral sandpiper.
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Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
scapula and clavicle, on each side.

Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.

Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.

Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
(b) under Land.

Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
(b) .
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Pectoral sandpiper
(gcide)
Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); --
called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and
half snipe.
(b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called
also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
[1913 Webster]Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
muscles.
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2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
as, a pectoral remedy.
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
pectoral sandpiper.
[1913 Webster]

Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
scapula and clavicle, on each side.

Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.

Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.

Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
(b) under Land.

Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
(b) .
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Pectorally
(gcide)
Pectorally \Pec"to*ral*ly\, adv.
As connected with the breast.
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Pectorals
(gcide)
Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
muscles.
[1913 Webster]

2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
as, a pectoral remedy.
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
pectoral sandpiper.
[1913 Webster]

Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
scapula and clavicle, on each side.

Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.

Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.

Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
(b) under Land.

Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
(b) .
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greater pectoral muscle
(wn)
greater pectoral muscle
n 1: a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm [syn:
pectoralis major, musculus pectoralis major, {greater
pectoral muscle}]
musculus pectoralis
(wn)
musculus pectoralis
n 1: either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: pectoral,
pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis,
pecs]
musculus pectoralis major
(wn)
musculus pectoralis major
n 1: a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm [syn:
pectoralis major, musculus pectoralis major, {greater
pectoral muscle}]
musculus pectoralis minor
(wn)
musculus pectoralis minor
n 1: a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the
ribs [syn: pectoralis minor, musculus pectoralis minor,
smaller pectoral muscle]
pectoral
(wn)
pectoral
adj 1: of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ"
[syn: pectoral, thoracic]
n 1: either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: pectoral,
pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis,
pecs]
2: an adornment worn on the chest or breast [syn: pectoral,
pectoral medallion]
pectoral arch
(wn)
pectoral arch
n 1: the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades
in humans [syn: shoulder girdle, pectoral arch]
pectoral fin
(wn)
pectoral fin
n 1: either of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in
fishes that help control the direction of movement
pectoral girdle
(wn)
pectoral girdle
n 1: a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates
are attached
pectoral medallion
(wn)
pectoral medallion
n 1: an adornment worn on the chest or breast [syn: pectoral,
pectoral medallion]
pectoral muscle
(wn)
pectoral muscle
n 1: either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: pectoral,
pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis,
pecs]
pectoral sandpiper
(wn)
pectoral sandpiper
n 1: American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
[syn: pectoral sandpiper, jacksnipe, {Calidris
melanotos}]
pectoral vein
(wn)
pectoral vein
n 1: veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the
subclavian vein [syn: pectoral vein, vena pectoralis]
pectoralis
(wn)
pectoralis
n 1: either of two large muscles of the chest [syn: pectoral,
pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis,
pecs]
pectoralis major
(wn)
pectoralis major
n 1: a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm [syn:
pectoralis major, musculus pectoralis major, {greater
pectoral muscle}]
pectoralis minor
(wn)
pectoralis minor
n 1: a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the
ribs [syn: pectoralis minor, musculus pectoralis minor,
smaller pectoral muscle]
smaller pectoral muscle
(wn)
smaller pectoral muscle
n 1: a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the
ribs [syn: pectoralis minor, musculus pectoralis minor,
smaller pectoral muscle]
vena pectoralis
(wn)
vena pectoralis
n 1: veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the
subclavian vein [syn: pectoral vein, vena pectoralis]

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