Definition of chest

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Chest (n.) 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..

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Capsulated :: Capsulated (a.) Inclosed in a capsule, or as in a chest or box..
Pocketful :: Pocketful (n.) As much as a pocket will hold; enough to fill a pocket; as, pocketfuls of chestnuts..
Marron :: Marron (a.) A chestnut color; maroon.
Orchestre :: Orchestre (n.) See Orchestra.
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A chest to hold ammunition.
Longspur :: Longspur (n.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genus Calcarius (or Plectrophanes), and allied genera. The Lapland longspur (C. Lapponicus), the chestnut-colored longspur (C. ornatus), and other species, inhabit the United States..
Chestnut :: Chestnut (n.) The horse chestnut (often so used in England).
Safe :: Safe (n.) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.
Bur Fish :: Bur fish () A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish..
Baudekin :: Baudekin (n.) The richest kind of stuff used in garments in the Middle Ages, the web being gold, and the woof silk, with embroidery : -- made originally at Bagdad..
Thyrsus :: Thyrsus (n.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut..
Ripieno :: Ripieno (a.) Filling up; supplementary; supernumerary; -- a term applied to those instruments which only swell the mass or tutti of an orchestra, but are not obbligato..
Sarcophagus :: Sarcophagus (n.) A coffin or chest-shaped tomb of the kind of stone described above; hence, any stone coffin..
Stethoscope :: Stethometer (n.) An apparatus for measuring the external movements of a given point of the chest wall, during respiration; -- also called thoracometer..
Tray :: Tray (n.) A shallow box, generally without a top, often used within a chest, trunk, box, etc., as a removable receptacle for small or light articles..
Casket :: Casket (n.) A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental character, as for jewels, etc..
Chesterlite :: Chesterlite (n.) A variety of feldspar found in crystals in the county of Chester, Pennsylvania..
Ark :: Ark (n.) A chest, or coffer..
Water Measure :: Water measure () A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel..
Orchestra :: Orchestra (n.) The space in a theater between the stage and the audience; -- originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians..
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