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Definition of Big-chested
1. Adjective. Marked by a large or well-developed chest. "He was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Big-chested
Literary usage of Big-chested
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. All Adventure: She Who Must Be Obeyed by H. Rider Haggard (2001)
"He is very tall and big- chested, and yet not awkward, as so many big men are,
and his head is set upon him in such a fashion as to give him a proud and ..."
2. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1897)
"... from a sermon : meek religion disappears, shouldered out of the desk by the
pompous, stalwart, big-chested, fresh-coloured, bushy-whiskered ..."
3. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"Who has not heard a great, comfortable, big-chested man, with bands round a sleek
double chin, and fat white cushion-squeezers of hands, and largo red ..."
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