ORIFICE

orifice. Orifice, n. an opening, perforation, mouth

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Or″i‐fice (?), n. [[F., from L. orificium; os, oris, a mouth + facere to make. See Oral, and Fact.]] A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound. Shak. Etna was bored through the top with a monstrous orifice. Addison.