Толковый словарь английского языка - chest
Chest
chest
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cest, cist ~, box, from Latin cista, from Greek kistē basket, hamper Date: before 12th century 1. a container for storage or shipping, a cupboard used especially for the storing of medicines or first-aid supplies, the place where money of a public institution is kept ; treasury , 3. thorax 1, breast 2a , ~ful noun
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n. 1 a large strong box, esp. for storage or transport e.g. of blankets, tea, etc. 2 a the part of a human or animal body enclosed by the ribs. b the front surface of the body from neck to waist. 3 a small cabinet for medicines etc. 4 a the treasury or financial resources of an institution. b the money available from it. Phrases and idioms chest of drawers a piece of furniture consisting of a set of drawers in a frame. chest-voice the lowest register of the voice in singing or speaking. get a thing off one's chest colloq. disclose a fact, secret, etc., to relieve one's anxiety about it. play (one's cards, a thing , etc.) close to one's chest colloq. be cautious or secretive about. Derivatives -chested adj. (in comb.). Etymology: OE cest, cyst f. Gmc f. L f. Gk kiste ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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