Definition of Bellows
Bel´lows
n. sing. &
1.
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
.
Related Words
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,
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