ORIFICES

Noun

orifices

plural of orifice

Source: Wiktionary


ORIFICE

Or"i*fice, n. Etym: [F., from L. orificium; os, oris, a mouth + facere to make. See Oral, and Fact.]

Definition: A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound. Shak. Etna was bored through the top with a monstrous orifice. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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