browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about bellows
bellows |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bellows \Bel"lows\, n. sing. & pl [OE. bely, below, belly, bellows, AS b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly. Bellows is prop. a pl and the orig. sense is bag. See {Belly}.] An instrument, utensil, or machine, which by alternate expansion and contraction, or by rise and fall of the top draws in air through a valve and expels it through a tube for various purposes, as blowing fires, ventilating mines, or filling the pipes of an organ with wind. {Bellows camera}, in photography, a form of camera, which can be drawn out like an accordion or bellows. {Hydrostatic bellows}. See {Hydrostatic}. {A pair of bellows}, the ordinary household instrument for blowing fires, consisting of two nearly heart-shaped boards with handles, connected by leather, and having a valve and tube. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bellows n : a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely [syn: {blower}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Bellows occurs only in Jer. 6:29, in relation to the casting of metal. Probably they consisted of leather bags similar to those common in Egypt.
more about bellows
This work is licensed under a
