PORE

pore. Pore, n. a passage; v.i. to look very near or intensely

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Pore (?), n. [[F., fr. L. porus, Gr. � a passage, a pore. See Fare, v.]] 1. 1. One of the minute orifices in an animal or vegetable membrane, for transpiration, absorption, etc.
2. 2. A minute opening or passageway; an interstice between the constituent particles or molecules of a body; as, the pores of stones.