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单词 pot-lid
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Definition of pot-lid in English:

pot-lid

noun ˈpɒtlɪd
  • 1The lid of a pot. In later use also specifically: a decorated ceramic lid as a collector's item.

  • 2Archaeology. A roughly circular flake of flint, typically produced by fracture as the flint cools after heating.

  • 3Curling. A stone so played as to come to rest on the tee at the centre of the target area; (now also) the innermost circle of the target area.

  • 4In full "pot-lid valve". A valve having the form of a cap fitting over a hole or the end of a pipe, etc.

Origin

Late Middle English. From pot + lid.

Definition of pot-lid in US English:

pot-lid

nounˈpɒtlɪd
  • 1The lid of a pot. In later use also specifically: a decorated ceramic lid as a collector's item.

  • 2Archaeology. A roughly circular flake of flint, typically produced by fracture as the flint cools after heating.

  • 3Curling. A stone so played as to come to rest on the tee at the centre of the target area; (now also) the innermost circle of the target area.

  • 4In full "pot-lid valve". A valve having the form of a cap fitting over a hole or the end of a pipe, etc.

Origin

Late Middle English. From pot + lid.

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