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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_154918" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_154918" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] breastplate, esp. that worn by the [[Jewish]] high person. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' a.) Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] clasp or a cross worn on the breast. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] covering or protecting for the breast. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' a.) Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55143" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55143" /> == | ||
<p> a square plate of gold or silver, either jewelled or enamelled, sometimes worn by English and, other bishops on the breast, over the chasuble, at mass. It is sometimes called a rationale or rational. Its use appears to have been common during the | <p> a square plate of gold or silver, either jewelled or enamelled, sometimes worn by English and, other bishops on the breast, over the chasuble, at mass. It is sometimes called a rationale or rational. Its use appears to have been common during the Middle Ages, for several examples occur on monumental effigies, but since the 14th century it seems to have been disused. It was placed round the neck, and hung on the breast, either by a chain of gold or by three or more silver-gilt pearl-headed pins. </p> | ||
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Revision as of 06:06, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(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.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
a square plate of gold or silver, either jewelled or enamelled, sometimes worn by English and, other bishops on the breast, over the chasuble, at mass. It is sometimes called a rationale or rational. Its use appears to have been common during the Middle Ages, for several examples occur on monumental effigies, but since the 14th century it seems to have been disused. It was placed round the neck, and hung on the breast, either by a chain of gold or by three or more silver-gilt pearl-headed pins.
