Bible Dictionaries
Pectoral

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high person.

(2):

(a.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper.

(3):

(a.) Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy.

(4):

(n.) A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.

(5):

(n.) A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.

(6):

(n.) A covering or protecting for the breast.

(7):

(a.) Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pectoral'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pectoral.html. 1828.