Betekenis (Engels)
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- A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
- (obsolete) A coffin.
- The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
- A chest of drawers.
- The portion of the front of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.
- A female human's breasts.
- A hit or blow made with one's chest.
Concepten
torso
thorax
foedraal
overzetboot
pontveer
vrouwenborst
geldkist
commode
borstholte
mem
Synoniemen
large box
woman’s breast
female breast
mountain slope
paper kite
press wardrobe
small cup
ball of foot
dough-trough
pectoral region
thoracic region
cashier’s stand
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/t͡ʃɛst/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English cheste, chiste, from Old English ċest, ċist (“chest, casket; coffin; rush basket; box”), from Proto-West Germanic *kistu (“chest, box”), from Latin cista (“chest, box”), from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “chest, box, basket, hamper”).

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