A folding sleeve-like device usually made of fabric that fits between the lens and the camera that allows for extended separation of lens and image sensor or film plane. A bellows is used in close-up [..]

c. 1200, belwes, "a bellows," literally "bags," plural of belu, belw, northern form of beli, from late Old English belg "bag, purse, leathern bottle" (see belly (n.)). Re [..]

Bellows [N] [S]occurs only in Jeremiah 6:29 , in relation to the casting of metal. Probably they consisted of leather bags similar to those common in Egypt.

occurs only in Jer. 6:29, in relation to the casting of metal. Probably they consisted of leather bags similar to those common in Egypt.

The word occurs only in (Jeremiah 6:29) where it denotes an instrument to heat a smelting furnace. Wilkinson in "Ancient Egypt," iii. 338, says, "They consisted of a leather, secured an [..]

The gussets or tucks in the sides of a bag.

Working a bellows, denotes a struggle, but a final triumph over poverty and fate by energy and perseverance. To dream of seeing a bellows, distant friends are longing to see you. To hear one, occult knowledge will be obtained by the help of powerful means. One fallen into disuse, portends you have wasted energies under misguiding impulses.   

(n) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument

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The pit of the stomach. To knock a man on the “bellows” takes his “wind (breath) away.”

Pipes that have a clear edge to the sound are often described as having "chiff." Any kind of pipe can have chiff but principals almost always have this clear attack point

The bellows are protective covers over the cavity presented when a barrier is in the fully up position. It prevents personnel, debris, and trash from entering the cavity. This has become common on mos [..]

A corrugated metal tube that is designed to expand or contract when pressure is applied.

Two hinged boards, covered with leather or rubberized cloth. Smaller bellows (often called pneumatics) perform a mechanical function by collapsing or opening when connected to suction or pressure, res [..]

the portion of either an accordion or bagpipe necessary for producing air currents to play the instrument.

a popular accessory to help boost combustion in wood fires, feeding air to the flames as it is forced out of an expandable bladder. Though unnecessary for a gas hearth where the combustion level is ea [..]

An accessory with a flexible pleated material that goes between the camera and lens to extend the lens to film distance for extreme close-up photography. In most cases the photographer will have to increase the exposure to compensate for light reduction.

light tight, folding sleeve which can be fitted between the lens and the film plane.

a popular accessory to help boost combustion in wood fires, feeding air to the flames as it is forced out of an expandable bladder. Though unnecessary for a gas hearth where the combustion level is easily controlled with the turn of a knob, bellows' lovely finish in attractive blends of fine woods with vinyl or leather makes them a decorative [..]

A painter and lithographer, famed student of Robert Henri, and co-organizer of the Armory Show. Bellows’s varied and prolific career—he quickly moved from portraits of child labourers to scenes of ill [..]

Corrugated cylindrical container which moves as pressures change, or provides a seal during movement of parts.