See Also: masterly(1)(dictionary)
masterly(2)(dictionary)
masterly(dictionary)

chest (oh) and masterly(2) (iou)


chest (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: cest, from Latin cista 'box, basket', from Greek kiste 'basket']
the front part of your body between your neck and your stomach
-see also breast breast
::Her heart was pounding in her chest.
::a hairy chest
chest pain/infection/injury
::He collapsed with severe chest pains.
-see also flat-chested
a large strong box that you use to store things in or to move your personal possessions from one place to another
::a large wooden chest
get sth off your chest
to tell someone about something that has been worrying or annoying you for a long time, so that you feel better afterwards

masterly(2) (iou)



masterly adverb. Now rare. LME.
[from MASTER noun1 & adjective + -LY2.]
In a masterly manner.
Shakespeare Winter's Tale Masterly done! The very life seems warm upon her lip.