bellows
/ˈbɛl.oʊz/ noun C2- A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air. · When wood fires were common, so were bellows for helping start them.
- Any flexible container or enclosure, as one used to cover a moving joint.
- Flexible, light-tight enclosures connecting the lensboard and the camera back.
- That which fans the fire of hatred, jealousy, etc.
Plural bellows
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