Pectorals

Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
   pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
   1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
      muscles.
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   2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
      as, a pectoral remedy.
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   3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
      pectoral sandpiper.
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   {Pectoral arch}, or {Pectoral girdle} (Anat.), the two or
      more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
      skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
      shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
      scapula and clavicle, on each side.

   {Pectoral cross} (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
      bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.

   {Pectoral fins}, or {Pectorals} (Zool.), fins situated on the
      sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under {Fin}.

   {Pectoral rail}. (Zool.) See {Land rail}
      (b) under {Land}.

   {Pectoral sandpiper} (Zool.), the jacksnipe
      (b) .
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