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Bluebreast
Bluebreast Blue"breast`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small European bird; the blue-throated warbler.
BreastBreast Breast, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Breasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Breasting.]
To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose
manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves. Breast
Brest Brest, Breast Breast, n. (Arch.)
A torus. [Obs.]
Breast drillDrill Drill, n.
1. An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making
holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with
its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a
succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill
press.
2. (Mil.) The act or exercise of training soldiers in the
military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution
of evolutions, and the like; hence, diligent and strict
instruction and exercise in the rudiments and methods of
any business; a kind or method of military exercises; as,
infantry drill; battalion drill; artillery drill.
3. Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity
and by constant repetition; as, a severe drill in Latin
grammar.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A marine gastropod, of several species, which
kills oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through
the shell. The most destructive kind is Urosalpinx
cinerea.
Bow drill, Breast drill. See under Bow, Breast.
Cotter drill, or Traverse drill, a machine tool for
drilling slots.
Diamond drill. See under Diamond.
Drill jig. See under Jig.
Drill pin, the pin in a lock which enters the hollow stem
of the key.
Drill sergeant (Mil.), a noncommissioned officer whose
office it is to instruct soldiers as to their duties, and
to train them to military exercises and evolutions.
Vertical drill, a drill press. breast pangAngina An*gi"na, n. [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See
Anger, n.] (Med.)
Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the
quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such
as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of
breath.
Angina pectoris, a peculiarly painful disease, so named
from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of
the lower part of the chest; -- called also breast pang,
spasm of the chest. breast wheelWater wheel Wa"ter wheel`
1. Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes,
that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; --
called an overshot wheel when the water is applied at
the top, an undershot wheel when at the bottom, a
breast wheel when at an intermediate point; other forms
are called reaction wheel, vortex wheel, turbine
wheel, etc.
2. The paddle wheel of a steam vessel.
3. A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like. Breastband
Breastband Breast"band` (-b[a^]nd`), n.
A band for the breast. Specifically: (Naut.) A band of
canvas, or a rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to
support the man who heaves the lead in sounding.
Breastbeam
Breastbeam Breast"beam` (br[e^]st"b[=e]m`), n. (Mach.)
The front transverse beam of a locomotive.
Breastbone
Breastbone Breast"bone` (br[e^]st"b[=o]n`), n.
The bone of the breast; the sternum.
Breast-deep
Breast-deep Breast"-deep` (br[e^]st"d[=e]p`), a.
Deep as from the breast to the feet; as high as the breast.
Set him breast-deep in earth, and famish him. --Shak.
BreastedBreast Breast, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Breasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Breasting.]
To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose
manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves. Breasted
Breasted Breast"ed, a.
Having a breast; -- used in composition with qualifying
words, in either a literal or a metaphorical sense; as, a
single-breasted coat.
The close minister is buttoned up, and the brave
officer open-breasted, on these occasions. --Spectator.
Breastfast
Breastfast Breast"fast`, n. (Naut.)
A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf,
or to another vessel.
Breastheight
Breastheight Breast"height`, n.
The interior slope of a fortification, against which the
garrison lean in firing.
Breast-high
Breast-high Breast"-high`, a.
High as the breast.
Breasthook
Breasthook Breast"hook`, n. (Naut.)
A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across
the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the
bows on each side. --Totten.
BreastingBreast Breast, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Breasted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Breasting.]
To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose
manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves. BreastingBreasting Breast"ing, n. (Mach.)
The curved channel in which a breast wheel turns. It is
closely adapted to the curve of the wheel through about a
quarter of its circumference, and prevents the escape of the
water until it has spent its force upon the wheel. See
Breast wheel. Breastknot
Breastknot Breast"knot` (br[e^]st"n[o^]t), n.
A knot of ribbons worn on the breast. --Addison.
Breastpin
Breastpin Breast"pin` (br[e^]st"p[i^]n`), n.
A pin worn on the breast for a fastening, or for ornament; a
brooch.
Breastplough
Breastplow Breast"plow`, Breastplough Breast"plough`, n.
A kind of plow, driven by the breast of the workman; -- used
to cut or pare turf.
Breastplow
Breastplow Breast"plow`, Breastplough Breast"plough`, n.
A kind of plow, driven by the breast of the workman; -- used
to cut or pare turf.
Breastrail
Breastrail Breast"rail` (-r[=a]l`), n.
The upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height, as of a
balcony; the railing of a quarter-deck, etc.
BreastropeBreastrope Breast"rope` (br[e^]st"r[=o]p`), n.
See Breastband. BreastsummerBreastsummer Breast"sum`mer, n. (Arch.)
A summer or girder extending across a building flush with,
and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a
long lintel; a girder; -- used principally above shop
windows. [Written also brestsummer and bressummer.] Breastwheel
Breastwheel Breast"wheel` (br[e^]st" hw[=e]l`), n.
A water wheel, on which the stream of water strikes neither
so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the
undershot, but generally at about half the height of the
wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. The
water acts on the float boards partly by impulse, partly by
its weight.
Breastwork
Breastwork Breast"work` (br[e^]st"w[^u]rk`), n.
1. (Fort.) A defensive work of moderate height, hastily
thrown up, of earth or other material.
2. (Naut.) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
Broken breast
Broken breast Bro"ken breast`
Abscess of the mammary gland.
Chicken-breasted
Chicken-breasted Chick"en-breast`ed, a.
Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward
curvature of the vertebral column.
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