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sɪt noun
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French fausset peg for a vent, perhaps equivalent to fauss(er) to force in, damage, warp, literally, to falsify (< Late Latin falsāre; see false) + -et -et
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French fausset peg for a vent, perhaps equivalent to fauss(er) to force in, damage, warp, literally, to falsify (< Late Latin falsāre; see false) + -et -et
Regional variation note
Spigot is a common variant for faucet and is widely used in the Midland U.S. Elsewhere, faucet is more commonly used, especially in the Northern U.S.
Spigot is a common variant for faucet and is widely used in the Midland U.S. Elsewhere, faucet is more commonly used, especially in the Northern U.S.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a tap fitted to a barrel |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): tap a valve by which a fluid flow from a pipe can be controlled by opening and closing an orifice |
| [C14: from Old French fausset, from Provençal falset, from falsar to bore] | |
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Word Origin & History
faucet
c.1400, from O.Fr. fausset "stopper," perhaps dim. of L. faux, fauc- "throat." Spigot and faucet was the name of an old type of tap for a barrel or cask, consisting of a hollow, tapering tube, which was driven at the narrow end into a barrel, and a screw into the tube which regulated the flow of the
liquid. Properly, it seems, the spigot was the tube, the faucet the screw, but the senses have merged or reversed over time. Faucet is now the common word in Amer.Eng. for the whole apparatus.
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Example sentences
Make your kitchen faucet more green by restricting water flow with an aerator.
The unpredictable drip from a leaky faucet can drive almost anyone mad.
In his famous water faucet pins, pearls serve as faux drops of water.
Wash fruits and vegetables in a bowl of water rather than under a running faucet.
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