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Vent"age (?), n. A small hole, as the stop in a flute; a vent. Shak.
Vent"ail (?), n. [OF. ventaille, F. ventail. See Ventilate, and cf.
Aventail.] That part of a helmet which is intended for the admission of
air, — sometimes in the visor. Spenser.
Her ventail up so high that he descried Her goodly visage and her
beauty's pride.
Fairfax.
Vent"er (?), n. One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes.
[R.] Barrow.
||Vent"er (?), n. [L.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The belly; the abdomen; —
||sometimes applied to any large cavity containing viscera. (b) The
||uterus, or womb. (c) A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface;
||as, the venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the
||scapula.
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2. (Zoöl.) The lower part of the abdomen in insects.
3. (Rom. & O. E. Law) A pregnant woman; a mother; as, A has a son B by
one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different
venters.
Vent"hole (?), n. A touchhole; a vent.
Ven"ti*duct (?), n. [L. ventus wind + ductus a leading, conduit, fr.
ducere, ductum, to lead.] A passage for wind or air; a passage or pipe
for ventilating apartments. Gwilt.
Ven"ti*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ventilated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Ventilating.] [L. ventilatus, p. p. of ventilare to toss, brandish in
the air, to fan, to winnow, from ventus wind; akin to E. wind. See Wind
rushing air.] 1. To open and expose to the free passage of air; to
supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to
ventilate a room; to ventilate a cellar; to ventilate a mine.
2. To provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas, etc.; as, to
ventilate a mold, or a water-wheel bucket.