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Breathableness
Breathableness Breath"a*ble*ness, n.
State of being breathable.
BreatheBreathe Breathe (br[=e][th]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Breathed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Breathing.] [From Breath.]
1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. ``I
am in health, I breathe.' --Shak.
Breathes there a man with soul so dead? --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To take breath; to rest from action.
Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! --Shak.
3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to
emanate; to blow gently.
The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. --Shak.
There breathes a living fragrance from the shore.
--Byron. BreathedBreathe Breathe (br[=e][th]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Breathed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Breathing.] [From Breath.]
1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. ``I
am in health, I breathe.' --Shak.
Breathes there a man with soul so dead? --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To take breath; to rest from action.
Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! --Shak.
3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to
emanate; to blow gently.
The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. --Shak.
There breathes a living fragrance from the shore.
--Byron. Breather
Breather Breath"er, n.
1. One who breathes. Hence:
(a) One who lives.
(b) One who utters.
(c) One who animates or inspires.
2. That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.
[Colloq.]
Breathful
Breathful Breath"ful, a.
Full of breath; full of odor; fragrant. [Obs.]
Breathing
Breathing Breath"ing, n.
1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.
Subject to a difficulty of breathing. --Melmoth.
2. Air in gentle motion.
3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the
breathings of the Spirit.
4. Aspiration; secret prayer. ``Earnest desires and
breathings after that blessed state.' --Tillotson.
5. Exercising; promotion of respiration.
Here is a lady that wants breathing too; And I have
heard, you knights of Tyre Are excellent in making
ladies trip. --Shak.
6. Utterance; communication or publicity by words.
I am sorry to give breathing to my purpose. --Shak.
7. Breathing place; vent. --Dryden.
8. Stop; pause; delay.
You shake the head at so long a breathing. --Shak.
9. Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction
of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when
the glottis is wide open; aspiration; the sound expressed
by the letter h.
BreathingBreathe Breathe (br[=e][th]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Breathed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Breathing.] [From Breath.]
1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. ``I
am in health, I breathe.' --Shak.
Breathes there a man with soul so dead? --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To take breath; to rest from action.
Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! --Shak.
3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to
emanate; to blow gently.
The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. --Shak.
There breathes a living fragrance from the shore.
--Byron. Breathless
Breathless Breath"less (br[e^]th"l[e^]s), a.
1. Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.
2. Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear,
expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding
of the breath; as, breathless attention.
But breathless, as we grow when feeling most.
--Byron.
3. Dead; as, a breathless body.
Breathlessly
Breathlessly Breath"less*ly, adv.
In a breathless manner.
Breathlessness
Breathlessness Breath"less*ness, n.
The state of being breathless or out of breath.
Cogged breath soundCog Cog, v. t.
To furnish with a cog or cogs.
Cogged breath sound (Auscultation), a form of interrupted
respiration, in which the interruptions are very even,
three or four to each inspiration. --Quain. Embreathement
Embreathement Em*breathe"ment, n.
The act of breathing in; inspiration. [R.]
The special and immediate suggestion, embreathement,
and dictation of the Holy Ghost. --W. Lee.
InbreatheInbreathe In*breathe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inbreathed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Inbreathing.]
To infuse by breathing; to inspire. --Coleridge. InbreathedInbreathe In*breathe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inbreathed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Inbreathing.]
To infuse by breathing; to inspire. --Coleridge. InbreathingInbreathe In*breathe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inbreathed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Inbreathing.]
To infuse by breathing; to inspire. --Coleridge. Incensebreathing
Incensebreathing In"cense*breath`ing, a.
Breathing or exhaling incense. ``Incense-breathing morn.'
--Gray.
Long-breathed
Long-breathed Long"-breathed`, a.
Having the power of retaining the breath for a long time;
long-winded.
Outbreathe
Outbreathe Out*breathe", v. t.
1. To breathe forth. ``Outbreathed life.' --Spenser.
2. To cause to be out of breath; to exhaust. --Shak.
Outbreathe
Outbreathe Out*breathe", v. i.
To issue, as breath; to be breathed out; to exhale. --Beau. &
Fl.
Rebreathe
Rebreathe Re*breathe", v. t.
To breathe again.
Short-breathed
Short-breathed Short"-breathed`, a.
1. Having short-breath, or quick respiration.
2. Having short life.
Tubular breathingTubular Tu"bu*lar, a. [L. tubulus, dim. of tubus a tube, or
pipe. See Tube.]
Having the form of a tube, or pipe; consisting of a pipe;
fistular; as, a tubular snout; a tubular calyx. Also,
containing, or provided with, tubes.
Tubular boiler. See under Boiler.
Tubular breathing (Med.), a variety of respiratory sound,
heard on auscultation over the lungs in certain cases of
disease, resembling that produced by the air passing
through the trachea.
Tubular bridge, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or
tube, made of iron plates riveted together, as the
Victoria bridge over the St. Lawrence, at Montreal,
Canada, and the Britannia bridge over the Menai Straits.
Tubular girder, a plate girder having two or more vertical
webs with a space between them. Unbreathed
Unbreathed Un*breathed", a.
1. Not breathed.
2. Not exercised; unpracticed. [Obs.] ``Their unbreathed
memories.' --Shak.
Upbreathe
Upbreathe Up*breathe", v. r.
To breathe up or out; to exhale. [Obs.] --Marston.
Water breather
Water breather Wa"ter breath"er (Zo["o]l.)
Any arthropod that breathes by means of gills.
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