Definitions
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- noun the amount that a
breast will carry or hold.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mullen, in his dress blues with a breastful of ribbons and the gold braid of a full admiral—one thick and three thin around each forearm above the wrist—felt he had successfully reached out to the Illinois senator.
Obama’s Wars Bob Woodward 2010
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It leaves the viewer with a breastful of unresolved emotions, questions and daydreams about The Show That Never Was, which is testament to how appealing this opening chapter really is.
Archive 2006-11-26 2006
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And again he inhaled a prodigious breastful of the mountain air.
The Human Chord Algernon Blackwood 1910
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He wished Mr. Durance could behold it now and have such a breastful.
One of Our Conquerors — Complete George Meredith 1868
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He wished Mr. Durance could behold it now and have such a breastful.
One of Our Conquerors — Volume 4 George Meredith 1868
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He wished Mr. Durance could behold it now and have such a breastful.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
holnrew commented on the word breastful
Something excellent. As breasts are excellent.
December 23, 2008
prolixpolymath commented on the word breastful
a bobbering broastful bouncing boonty on bisplay
December 31, 2008