Breast

Breast

The breast is the upper ventral region of the torso of a primate, in left and right sides, which in a female contains the mammary gland that secretes milk used to feed infants.

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Famous quotes containing the word breast:

    “When the cross blue lightning seemed to open
    The breast of heaven, I did present myself
    Even in the aim and very flash of it.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “His breast was deep and white,
    cold and caressable;
    his eyes were red glass,
    much to be desired.”
    —Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979)

    “It is time that beats in the breast and it is time
    That batters against the mind, silent and proud,
    The mind that knows it is destroyed by time.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)