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Webster 1913 Edition
Nipple
1.
(Anat.)
The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap.
2.
The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged.
[R.]
Derham.
3.
Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes;
as, the
nipple
of a nursing bottle; the nipple
of a percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and through which the fire passes to the charge.4.
(Mech.)
A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end, for connecting two other fittings.
Solder nipple
, a short pipe, usually of brass, one end of which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the end of a lead pipe by soldering.
Webster 1828 Edition
Nipple
NIP'PLE
,Noun.
1.
A teat; a dug; the spungy protuberance by which milk is drawn from the breasts of females.2.
The orifice at which any animal liquor is separated.Definition 2024
nipple
nipple
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Alternative forms
- neple, nypil (obsolete)
Noun
nipple (plural nipples)
- (anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants.
- A mechanical device through which liquids can be passed in a regulated manner.
- A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector.
- Turn the nipples on to the bicycle spokes only one turn, for each spoke on the new wheel all the way around until they are all snug, then check alignment.
- Any small physical protrusion, such as the lumps on the F and J keys on American keyboards.
- Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part.
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Translations
projection of mammary gland
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artificial nipple for bottle feeding
