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bellows

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
bel·lows 
          Listen to the pronunciation of bellows
Pronunciation:
\ˈbe-(ˌ)lōz, -ləz\
Function:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Etymology:
Middle English bely, below, belwes — more at belly
Date:
before 12th century
1: an instrument or machine that by alternate expansion and contraction draws in air through a valve or orifice and expels it through a tube ; also : any of various other blowers2: lungs3: the pleated expansible part in a camera ; also : a metallic or plastic flexible and expansible vessel


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