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bellowslike

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bel⋅lows

  [bel-ohz, -uhz]
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–noun (used with a singular or plural verb)
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.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME bel(o)wes (pl.), OE belg, short for blǣst belg, pl. belgas blast-bag; c. D blaasbalg, G Blasebalg, ON belgr. See belly

Related forms:
bel⋅lows⋅like, adjective
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Main Entry: bel·lows
Pronunciation: 'bel-(")Oz, -&z
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
: LUNGS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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