Emily Dickinson Lexicon

heart (-'s, -s), n. [OE heorte < Germanic.] (webplay: artery, blood, find, grief, honest, intention, joy, learn, life, love, mind, motion, passions, pleasure, power, secret, strength, thoughts, tree, willing, wise).

1. Central part; innermost portion.
2. Person; individual.
3. Seat of feeling.
4. Seat of courage; source of bravery.
5. Chest; breast.
6. Contractile muscular organ that circulates blood through the body; [fig.] seat of emotion.
7. Character; disposition; temperament.
8. Mind; center of understanding.
9. Soul; innermost thoughts.
10. Seat of love; hub of affections.
11. Phrase. “poor little Heart”: lonely person; fragile individual; humble spirit; meek one; [term of endearment] darling; [fig.] delicate blossom.
12. Phrase. “break the heart of”: crush; overwhelm with sorrow.
13. Phrase. “honest heart”: sincere intent; truthful objective; honorable purpose.
14. Phrase. “have heart”: spirited enough; sufficiently courageous; prevail upon oneself to do something.