Breasted |
of Breast |
imp. & p. p. |
Breasted |
Having a breast; -- used in composition with qualifying words, in either a literal or a metaphorical sense; as, a single-breasted coat. |
a. |
Pigeon |
Any bird of the order Columbae, of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world. |
n. |
Pigeon |
An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull. |
n. |
Pigeon |
To pluck; to fleece; to swindle by tricks in gambling. |
v. t. |
Pigeon-hearted |
Timid; easily frightened; chicken-hearted. |
a. |
Pigeon-livered |
Pigeon-hearted. |
a. |
Sea pigeon |
The common guillemot. |
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Single-breasted |
Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only; as, a single-breasted coast. |
a. |
Sweet-breasted |
Having a sweet, musical voice, as the nightingale. Cf. Breast, n., 6. |
a. |
Chicken-breasted |
Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward curvature of the vertebral column. |
a. |
Double-breasted |
Folding or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons and buttonholes on each side; as, a double-breasted coat. |
a. |