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bellows in British English

(ˈbɛləʊz)

noun (functioning as singular or plural)

1. Also called: pair of bellows

an instrument consisting of an air chamber with flexible sides or end, a means of compressing it, an inlet valve, and a constricted outlet that is used to create a stream of air, as for producing a draught for a fire or for sounding organ pipes

2. photography

a telescopic light-tight sleeve, connecting the lens system of some cameras to the body of the instrument

a flexible corrugated element used as an expansion joint, pump, or means of transmitting axial motion

Word origin

C16: from plural of Old English belig belly

Bellows in American English

(ˈbɛlˌoʊz)

George (Wesley)1882-1925; U.S. painter

bellows in American English

(ˈbɛlˌoʊz)

singular noun

a device that produces a stream of air through a narrow tube when its sides are pressed together: used in pipe organs, for blowing fires, etc.

anything like a bellows, as the folding part of some cameras, the lungs, etc.

Word origin

ME belwes, orig. pl. of beli: see belly

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She leaned back against the wall, heaving, her breath coming and going as from a bellows.It was connected to a pair of bellows, they in turn were feeding a long tube.A harsh, inhuman cry rose behind them as they ran, a sound like a broken bellows accidentally trodden on, more squeal than scream.The lord's voice wheezed out of him, like the wind being squeezed from a pair of rotten bellows.

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释义	Trends of bellows View usage for: bellows in British English (ˈbɛləʊz) noun (functioning as singular or plural) 1. Also called: pair of bellows an instrument consisting of an air chamber with flexible sides or end, a means of compressing it, an inlet valve, and a constricted outlet that is used to create a stream of air, as for producing a draught for a fire or for sounding organ pipes 2. photography a telescopic light-tight sleeve, connecting the lens system of some cameras to the body of the instrument 3. a flexible corrugated element used as an expansion joint, pump, or means of transmitting axial motion Word origin C16: from plural of Old English belig belly Bellows in American English (ˈbɛlˌoʊz) George (Wesley)1882-1925; U.S. painter bellows in American English (ˈbɛlˌoʊz) singular noun 1. a device that produces a stream of air through a narrow tube when its sides are pressed together: used in pipe organs, for blowing fires, etc. 2. anything like a bellows, as the folding part of some cameras, the lungs, etc. Word origin ME belwes, orig. pl. of beli: see belly Image of bellows © David Dohnal, shutterstock Examples of 'bellows' in a sentence bellows She leaned back against the wall, heaving, her breath coming and going as from a bellows. Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS (2002) It was connected to a pair of bellows, they in turn were feeding a long tube. Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002) A harsh, inhuman cry rose behind them as they ran, a sound like a broken bellows accidentally trodden on, more squeal than scream. Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2002) The lord's voice wheezed out of him, like the wind being squeezed from a pair of rotten bellows. Neil Gaiman STARDUST (2002)
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