ex-hale

[eks-heyl, ek-seyl]

ex·hale

[eks-heyl, ek-seyl] verb, ex·haled, ex·hal·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to emit breath or vapor; breathe out.
2.
to pass off as vapor; pass off as an effluence.
verb (used with object)
3.
to breathe out; emit (air, vapor, sound, etc.): to exhale a sigh.
4.
to give off as vapor: The engine exhaled steam.
5.
to draw out as a vapor or effluence; evaporate.

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Ex-hale is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English exalen < Latin exhālāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + hālāre to breathe

un·ex·haled, adjective
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