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peitrine
peitrine
Old French
Noun
peitrine f (oblique plural peitrines, nominative singular peitrine, nominative plural peitrines)
- (anatomy) chest
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Sor l'escu devant la peitrine
- On the shield, in front of his chest
- Sor l'escu devant la peitrine
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
Related terms
- piz, peiz
Descendants
- French: poitrine