breasted

[ bres-tid ]
/ ˈbrɛs tɪd /

adjective

having a breast.
having a specified kind of breast (usually used in combination): narrow-breasted.

Origin of breasted

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1300; see origin at breast, -ed3

Definition for breasted (2 of 3)

Breasted
[ bres-tid ]
/ ˈbrɛs tɪd /

noun

James Henry,1865–1935, U.S. archaeologist and historian of ancient Egypt.

Definition for breasted (3 of 3)

breast
[ brest ]
/ brɛst /

noun

verb (used with object)

Verb Phrases

breast in, Nautical. to bind (an object, as a boatswain's chair) securely under a projection, as the flare of a bow.
breast off, Nautical.
  1. to thrust (a vessel) sideways from a wharf.
  2. to keep (a vessel) away from a wharf by means of timbers.

Origin of breast

before 1000; Middle English brest, Old English brēost; cognate with Old Norse brjōst; akin to German Brust, Gothic brusts, Dutch borst

OTHER WORDS FROM breast

breast·less, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for breasted

British Dictionary definitions for breasted

breast
/ (brɛst) /

noun

verb (tr)

Word Origin for breast

Old English brēost; related to Old Norse brjōst, Old High German brust, Dutch borst, Swedish bräss, Old Irish brū belly, body

Medical definitions for breasted

breast
[ brĕst ]

n.

Either of two milk-secreting, glandular organs on the chest of a woman; mammary gland; mamma.
A corresponding rudimentary gland in the male.
The superior ventral surface of the human body, extending from the neck to the abdomen.

Idioms and Phrases with breasted

breast

see keep abreast of; make a clean breast of.