pectus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

Borrowed from Latin pectus.

‘Tis the sprightliness of the imagination that swells and elevates the words: “Pectus est quod disertum Tacit.” [“The heart makes the man eloquent.”--Quintilian, x. — Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete, Michel de Montaigne
In short, if Horace is right, we are the very princes of poets; for I dare say, Mr. MacGrawler, that you--and you, too, my little gentleman, perfectly remember the words of the wise old Roman,-- “'Ille per extentum funem mihi posse videtur Ire poeta, meum qui pectus inaniter angit, Irritat, mulcet, falsis terroribus implet. — Paul Clifford — Complete, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton

thorax, chest

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