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Chest \Chest\ (ch[e^]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chested}.]
1. To deposit in a chest; to hoard.
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2. To place in a coffin. [Obs.]
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He dieth and is chested. --Gen. 1. 26
(heading).
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Chest \Chest\ (ch[e^]st), n. [AS. ce['a]st.]
Strife; contention; controversy. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.
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Chest \Chest\ (ch[e^]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.
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Heaps of money crowded in the chest. --Dryden.
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2. A coffin. [Obs.]
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He is now dead and mailed in his cheste. --Chaucer.
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3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone;
the thorax.
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4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc.,
are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case
contains.
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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.
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{Bomb chest}, See under {Bomb}.

{Chest of drawers}, a case or movable frame containing
drawers.
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