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| bel·lows [ béllōz ] (plural bel·lows) |
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1. compressible chamber for pumping air: a device or piece of equipment with a chamber that can be expanded to draw air in and compressed to force the air out
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2. pleated expandable part: something constructed of a pleated material and able to be expanded and contracted, e.g. the part enclosing the lenses on some cameras or photographic enlargers
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| [12th century. Probably < Old English belga, shortening of blæstbelig "blowing bag"] |
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