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breast

1. breast \'brest\ n [ME brest, fr. OE bre-ost; akin to OHF brust breast, 
   Russ]bryukho belly 1: either of two protuberant milk-producing glandular 
   organs situated on th e front of the chest in the human female and some 
   other mammals; broadly : a discrete mammary gland 2: the fore or ventral 
   part of the body between the neck and the abdomen  3: the seat of emotion 
   and thought : BOSOM  4a: something resembling a breast  4b: FACE 
2. breast vt 1: CONFRONT  2: to contend with resolutely