Hypertext Webster Gateway: "breastband"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Breastband \Breast"band`\ (-b[a^]nd`), n.
A band for the breast. Specifically: (Naut.) A band of
canvas, or a rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to
support the man who heaves the lead in sounding.
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