chest

(c̸hest)

noun

  1. a box with a lid and, often, a lock, for storing or shipping things
  2. Rare a place where money or funds are kept; treasury
  3. a public fund: the community chest
  4. chest of drawers
  5. a cabinet, as for holding medical supplies or toiletries
    1. the part of the body enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and diaphragm; thorax
    2. the outside front part of this

Origin: ME chest, chiste < OE, ON, or L: OE cist & ON kista < L cista < Gr kistē, a box, basket < IE *kista, woven container > OIr cess, basket

See chest in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; the thorax.
  2. a. A sturdy box with a lid and often a lock, used especially for storage.
    b. A small closet or cabinet with shelves for storing supplies: a medicine chest above the bathroom sink.
  3. a. The treasury of a public institution.
    b. The funds kept there.
  4. a. A box for the shipping of certain goods, such as tea.
    b. The quantity packed in such a box.
  5. A sealed receptacle for liquid, gas, or steam.
  6. A bureau; a dresser.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English cest, box

Origin: , from West Germanic *kista

Origin: , from Latin cista

Origin: , from Greek kistē

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