Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BREAST
BREAST, v.t. [brest.]
To meet in front; to oppose breast to breast. – Goldsmith. Dryden. The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer. – Wirt.
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BREAST, v.t. [brest.]
To meet in front; to oppose breast to breast. – Goldsmith. Dryden. The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer. – Wirt.
Return to page 137 of the letter “B”.