The court breasted the popular current by sustaining
the demurrer. --Wirt.
[1913 Webster]
{To breast up a hedge}, to cut the face of it on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Breasting — Breast ing, n. (Mach.) The curved channel in which a breast wheel turns. It is closely adapted to the curve of the wheel through about a quarter of its circumference, and prevents the escape of the water until it has spent its force upon the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breasting — /bres ting/, n. a piece of leather or other material for covering the heel breast of a shoe. [BREAST + ING1] * * * … Universalium
breasting — brest n. chest; one of a pair of milk secreting organs in female humans; similar organ in some female mammals; similar undeveloped organ in human males; bosom, heart, soul v. face bravely, confront; come abreast of; stand before or against … English contemporary dictionary
breasting — … Useful english dictionary
breasting knife — noun : a knife for cutting a clean face on the breast of a heel … Useful english dictionary
double-breasting — /dub euhl bres ting/, n. the practice of employing nonunion workers, esp. in a separate division, to supplement the work of higher paid union workers. [1975 80] * * * … Universalium
double-breasting — dou′ble breast′ing n. bus the practice of employing nonunion workers, esp. in a separate division, to supplement the work of higher paid union workers • Etymology: 1975–80 … From formal English to slang
double-breasting — /dub euhl bres ting/, n. the practice of employing nonunion workers, esp. in a separate division, to supplement the work of higher paid union workers. [1975 80] … Useful english dictionary
tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening … Universalium
Breast — Breast, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Breasting}.] To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves. [1913 Webster] The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
