| 单词 |
spirament |
| 释义 |
† spirament Obs. [ad. L. spīrāment-um, f. spīrāre to breathe. So It. spiramento.] 1. A spiracle in an animal body; a pore.
1608Topsell Serpents 124 Almighty God hath so ordained, that it should haue spiraments and breathing places in euery part of the body, to vent away the heate. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 215 The fume..doth transmit itself through the spiraments of the skin. 2. An air-hole or vent-hole.
1654R. Codrington tr. Iustine iii. 73 The winds do work more strong through the spiraments of the Caves. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 429 The vessel's spirament daubed with a singular cement. So ‖ spiramentum. Obs.—1
1706E. Baynard Cold Baths ii. 238 The Pores are the Spiramenta through which it passes. |

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