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(chst), n.[OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki°sth. Cf. Cist, Cistern.] 1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. Heaps of money crowded in the chest. Dryden. 2. A coffin. [Obs.] He is now dead and mailed in his cheste. Chaucer. 3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax. 4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains. 5. (Mech.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ. Bomb chest, See under Bomb. Chest of drawers, a case or movable frame containing drawers. Chest (), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Chested.] 1. To deposit in a chest; to hoard. 2. To place in a coffin. [Obs.] He dieth and is chested. Gen. i. 26 (heading). Chest (), n.[AS. cest.] Strife; contention; controversy. [Obs.] P. Plowman. スポンサード リンク
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