fonel

fonel
fonel, fong(e
obs. ff. funnel, fang v.1

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  • fonge — fonel, fong(e obs. ff. funnel, fang v.1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Funnel — Fun nel, n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel air hole, chimney. See {Fuse}, v. t.] 1. A vessel of the shape of an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Funnel box — Funnel Fun nel, n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel air hole, chimney. See {Fuse}, v. t.] 1. A vessel of the shape …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Funnel stay — Funnel Fun nel, n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L. fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in; in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel air hole, chimney. See {Fuse}, v. t.] 1. A vessel of the shape …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • funnel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English fonel, from Anglo French fonyle, from Old Occitan fonilh, from Medieval Latin fundibulum, short for Latin infundibulum, from infundere to pour in, from in + fundere to pour more at found Date: 15th century 1. a.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • funnel — funnellike, adj. /fun l/, n., v., funneled, funneling or (esp. Brit.) funnelled, funnelling. n. 1. a cone shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like …   Universalium

  • funnel — (n.) c.1400, from M.Fr. fonel, from Prov. enfounilh, a word from the Southern wine trade [Weekley], from L.L. fundibulum, shortened from L. infundibulum a funnel or hopper in a mill, from infundere pour in, from in in + fundere pour (see FOUND… …   Etymology dictionary

  • funnel — fun•nel [[t]ˈfʌn l[/t]] n. v. neled, nel•ing (esp. brit.) nelled, nel•ling. 1) a cone shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like 2) a smokestack, esp …   From formal English to slang

  • funnel — /ˈfʌnəl / (say funuhl) noun 1. a cone shaped utensil with a tube at the apex, for conducting liquid, etc., through a small opening, as into a bottle. 2. a metal chimney, especially of a ship or a steam engine. 3. a flue, tube, or shaft, as for… …  

  • funnel — [fun′əl] n. [ME fonel < (prob. via an OFr form) Prov fonilh, enfonilh < L fundibulum, infundibulum, a funnel < infundere, to pour in < in , IN 1 + fundere, to pour: see FOUND3] 1. an instrument consisting of an inverted cone with a… …   English World dictionary

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