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  • 111opening — I adj initial, starting, beginning, commencing, introductory, prefatory, first. II n 1. hiatus, lacuna, gap, slit, slot; hole, hollow, cavity, aperture, orifice, ostiole; interstice, areola, pore, Anat. sinus; peephole, buttonhole, pinhole, eye,… …

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  • 112passage — n 1. portion, section, part, bit, article; selection, excerpt, extract, {pi.) analects; paragraph, verse, line, sentence, clause, quotation, citation; chapter, column; fascicle, installment, serial, number. 2. phrase, measure, strain, bar; verse …

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  • 113peephole — n aperture, opening, hole, eye, eyelet, eyehole, keyhole, peep; pinhole, puncture, perforation, interstice, pore, bore, airhole, spiracle; slit, crack, vent, slot; chink, cleft, cranny, rift, crevice, fissure, Archaic. scissure; mousehole;… …

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  • 114ansā, ansi- —     ansā, ansi     English meaning: noose, snare     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlinge, Schleife”, partly as Handhabe von Gefäßen (Henkel) oder as dem Zugvieh umgelegter Zũgel     Material: Lat. ünsa “ clutch, handle, a handle; (hence), occasion …

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  • 115grommet — ► NOUN 1) a protective eyelet in a hole that a rope or cable passes through. 2) a tube surgically implanted in the eardrum to drain fluid from the middle ear. ORIGIN originally in sense «circle of rope used as a fastening»: from obsolete French… …

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  • 116grommet — n. (also grummet) 1 a metal, plastic, or rubber eyelet placed in a hole to protect or insulate a rope or cable etc. passed through it. 2 a tube passed through the eardrum in surgery to make a communication with the middle ear. Etymology: obs. F… …

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  • 117grom·met — /ˈgrɑːmət/ noun, pl mets [count] : a metal or plastic ring that is used to strengthen a small hole in a piece of cloth or leather : ↑eyelet …

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