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pectoral (adj.)
1578, "pertaining to the breast," from L.
pectoralis
"of the breast," from
pectus
(gen.
pectoris
) "breast, chest." The noun, short for
pectoral muscle,
is attested from 1758. Slang noun
pec
is first recorded 1966.