fauces
fauces is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.
- 2.(Zoöl.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- border
- brim
- brink
- brow
- chaps
- chops
- coast
- confine
- door
- edge
- edging
- flange
- flounce
- frame
- frill
- fringe
- furbelow
- gimp
- hem
- labial
- labiated
- lip
- list
- margin
- marginal
- marginated
- mouth
- muzzle
- opening
- porch
- portal
- rim
- selvedge
- shore
- side
- skirt
- skirting
- threshold
- trimming
- valance
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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