单词 | bellows |
释义 | bellows —bellowslike, adj. /bel"ohz, -euhz/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. a device for producing a strong current of air, consisting of a chamber that can be expanded to draw in air through a valve and contracted to expel it through a tube. 2. anything resembling or suggesting bellows in form, as the collapsible part of a camera or enlarger. 3. the lungs. [bef. 900; ME bel(o)wes (pl.), OE belg, short for blaest belg, pl. belgas blast-bag; c. D blaasbalg, G Blasebalg, ON belgr. See BELLY] |
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