Chest :: Chest (n.) A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth..

Chest :: Chest (n.) A coffin.

Chest :: Chest (n.) The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax.

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

Chest :: Chest (n.) 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..

Chest :: Chest (v. i.) To deposit in a chest; to hoard.

Chest :: Chest (v. i.) To place in a coffin.

Chest :: Chest (n.) Strife; contention; controversy.

Chest Founder :: Chest founder () A rheumatic affection of the muscles of the breast and fore legs of a horse, affecting motion and respiration..

Chested :: Chested (imp. & p. p.) of Ches.

Chested :: Chested (a.) Having (such) a chest; -- in composition; as, broad-chested; narrow-chested..

Chesterlite :: Chesterlite (n.) A variety of feldspar found in crystals in the county of Chester, Pennsylvania..

Chesteyn :: Chesteyn (n.) The chestnut tree.

Chestnut :: Chestnut (n.) 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.

Chestnut :: Chestnut (n.) The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc..

Chestnut :: Chestnut (n.) A bright brown color, like that of the nut..

Chestnut :: Chestnut (n.) The horse chestnut (often so used in England).

Chestnut :: Chestnut (n.) One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals..

Chestnut :: Chestnut (n.) An old joke or story.

Chestnut :: Chestnut (a.) Of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls..

Enchest :: Enchest (v. t.) To inclose in a chest.

Horse-chestnut :: Horse-chestnut (n.) The large nutlike seed of a species of Aesculus (Ae. Hippocastanum), formerly ground, and fed to horses, whence the name..

Horse-chestnut :: Horse-chestnut (n.) The tree itself, which was brought from Constantinople in the beginning of the sixteenth century, and is now common in the temperate zones of both hemispheres. The native American species are called buckeyes..

Inchest :: Inchest (v. t.) To put into a chest.

Orchester :: Orchester (n.) See Orchestra.

Orchestian :: Orchestian (n.) Any species of amphipod crustacean of the genus Orchestia, or family Orchestidae. See Beach flea, under Beach..

Orchestra :: Orchestra (n.) The space in a theater between the stage and the audience; -- originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians..

Orchestra :: Orchestra (n.) The place in any public hall appropriated to a band of instrumental musicians.

Orchestra :: Orchestra (n.) Loosely: A band of instrumental musicians performing in a theater, concert hall, or other place of public amusement..

Orchestra :: Orchestra (n.) Strictly: A band suitable for the performance of symphonies, overtures, etc., as well as for the accompaniment of operas, oratorios, cantatas, masses, and the like, or of vocal and instrumental solos..

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