■ noun
1》 a utensil that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening.
2》 a metal chimney on a ship or steam engine.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ling , ~led ; US ~s , ~ing , ~ed )
1》 guide or move through or as if through a ~.
2》 assume the shape of a ~.
Origin
ME: appar. via OFr. from Provençal fonilh , from late L. fundibulum , from L. infundibulum , from infundere 'pour into'.