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To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with. Infuse his breast with magnanimity. Shak. Infusing him with self and vain conceit. Shak.

deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash. Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast, Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. Johnson.

fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face. Gwilt.

The lower throat, or that part of the neck just above the breast.

cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen. Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes. Goldsmith.

for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used in compounds; as, neckerchief; breastkerchief; and later, handkerchief. He might put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief, and so escape. Shak. Her black hair strained away To a scarlet kerchief caught beneath her chin. Mrs. Browning.

velox), inhabiting the region of the Rocky Mountains. It is brownish gray, reddish on the breast and flanks, and white below. Called also swift fox.

To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap. To lap his head on lady's breast. Praed.

Having a broad breastbone, or sternum; -- said of anthropoid apes.

. Yet shall thy grave with rising flowers be drest, And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast. Pope. Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear Touched lightly. Milton.

A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to column.

species (L. cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet, rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse thatcher, linnet finch, and greater redpoll. Th…

use; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast.

ork Street. Chaucer. Stay and lodge by me this night. Shak. Something holy lodges in that breast. Milton .

. Shak. Smit with the love of sacred song. Milton. The love of science faintly warmed his breast. Fenton.

A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. [Local, U. S.]

k, characteristic of all mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary gland; a breast; under; bag.

Of or pertaining to the mammæ or breasts; as, the mammary arteries and veins.

Having breasts; of, pertaining to, or derived from, the Mammalia.

Having the form of a mamma (breast) or mammæ.