The prime function of the pectoral muscles is to draw the arms across the chest. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
pectoral organ. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
On his left pectoral is a skull with one eyeball dangling from the socket by a cord of veins. From Wordnik.com. [Hopefulness] Reference
The pectoral is the latest addition to episcopal ornaments. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip] Reference
"Faience is, well, a kind of ceramic and a pectoral is a …" long fingers sketched incomprehensible designs in the air. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Lines]
The form of the pectoral was a square made by the folding in two of the material measuring a cubit in length and half a cubit in breadth. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip] Reference
E. Humeral part of the great pectoral muscle, cut. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
What are the pectoral fins, and what is their use?. From Wordnik.com. [Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side] Reference
H. H.meral attachment of the great pectoral muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Coracoid attachment of the smaller pectoral muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
L. Coracoid attachment of the lesser pectoral muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
K. Coracoid attachment of the lesser pectoral muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
A layer of fascia, encasing the lesser pectoral muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
His gold pectoral cross was set with emeralds and rubies. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
The pectoral fins are small and of little use in swimming. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885] Reference
Place the pectoral and ventral fins flat against the body. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
The eagle's wings are nothing without his pectoral muscles. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858] Reference
Circumference immediately behind the pectoral extremities 5 2. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
The pectoral was covered with scenes taken from Babylonian myths. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885] Reference
The contractile motions of the pectoral muscle, E, of the male body. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
The anterior side of the cone is formed by the great pectoral muscle, H K. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Anatomy] Reference
Her deadly pectoral cross lay heavily against the purple satin between her breasts. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
In fish the pectoral girdle is slung to the skull by means of the post-temporal bone. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
Tilia fingered her pectoral cross that Daoud had long ago told Sophia contained a poisoned blade. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: The Holy War] Reference
Running between and from the pectoral fins a thick, fleshy process continues right up underneath the jaw. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
Everyone laughed, and Ambrose thumped his pectoral muscles and raised the beer above his head, triumphant. From Wordnik.com. [Women Making Love to Monsters] Reference
Mr. Santana said he felt tightness in his left pectoral muscle but "felt fine" after seeing a team trainer. From Wordnik.com. [Mets Fans Relive Nightmare of '09] Reference
Owen's reasons for considering the pectoral girdle and the fore-limb part of the occipital vertebra are as follows. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
"To make it more pectoral, take some rosemary and put it in the brandy, infused for a whole day, before you burn it.". From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 28, May 11, 1850] Reference
The proportions of the dead body of our Lord are admirable, and the ribs, loins, and pectoral muscles skilfully marked. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
It was the "universal pectoral" of the last century; and more than once I have seen it prepared by "good housewives" and. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 28, May 11, 1850] Reference
His primary competition for the starting job in Oakland is Bruce Gradkowski, who has been sidelined by a torn pectoral muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Campbell named Raiders' starting QB entering camp] Reference
No country in the world can be healthier than Texas, and consumption and pectoral complaints never originate in the area of the northers. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862] Reference
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