BELLOWS


Meaning of BELLOWS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' be-( ˌ )l ō z, -l ə z

Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Etymology: Middle English bely, below, belwes ― more at BELLY

Date: before 12th century

1 : an instrument or machine that by alternate expansion and contraction draws in air through a valve or orifice and expels it through a tube also : any of various other blowers

2 : LUNGS

3 : the pleated expansible part in a camera also : a metallic or plastic flexible and expansible vessel

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.