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Chest (ch&ebreve;st), n. [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki`sth. Cf. Cist, Cistern.] 1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.

Heaps of money crowded in the chest. Dryden.

2. A coffin. [Obs.]

He is now dead and mailed in his cheste. Chaucer.

3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax.

4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains.

5. (Mech.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ.

Bomb chest, See under Bomb. -- Chest of drawers, a case or movable frame containing drawers.

Chest (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chested.] 1. To deposit in a chest; to hoard.

2. To place in a coffin. [Obs.]

He dieth and is chested. Gen. 1. 26 (heading).

Chest (?), n. [AS. ceßst.] Strife; contention; controversy. [Obs.] P. Plowman.

Chest"ed, a. Having (such) a chest; -- in composition; as, broad-chested; narrow- chested.

Ches"ter*lite (?), n. [See - lite.] A variety of feldspar found in crystals in the county of Chester, Pennsylvania.

Ches"teyn (?), n. The chestnut tree. [Obs.]

Wilwe, elm, plane, assch, box, chesteyn. Chaucer.

Chest" foun`der (?). (Far.) A rheumatic affection of the muscles of the breast and fore legs of a horse, affecting motion and respiration.

Chest"nut (ch&ebreve;s"nŭt), n. [For chesten-nut; OE. chestein, chesten, chastein, chestnut, fr. AS. cisten in cisten-beßm chestnut tree, influenced by OF. chastaigne, F. chÔtaigne, both the AS. and the F. words coming from L. castanea a chestnut, Gr. ka`stanon, fr. Ka`stana a city of Pontus, where chestnut trees grew in abundance, and whence they were introduced into Europe. Cf. Castanets.] 1. (Bot.) The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesca) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur.

2. The tree itself, or its light, coarse- grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc.

3. A bright brown color, like that of the nut.

4. The horse chestnut (often so used in England).

5. One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals.

6. An old joke or story. [Slang]

Chestnut tree, a tree that bears chestnuts.

Chest"nut, a. Of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls.

Che"tah (chē"t&adot;), n. (Zo÷l.) See Cheetah.

Chet"vert (ch&ebreve;t"v&etilde;rt), n. [Russ. chetverte.] A measure of grain equal to 0.7218 of an imperial quarter, or 5.95 Winchester bushels. [Russia]

Chev"a*chie` (?), n. See Chivachie. [Obs.]