From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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}]
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