faucet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Hypernyms 1.4.3 Translations 1.4.4 References 2 Middle English 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English faucet, fawcett.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: fôʹsĭt, IPA: /ˈfɔːsɪt/,^[1] SAMPA: /"fO:sIt/
• Rhymes: -ɔːsɪt

[edit] Noun

faucet (plural faucets)

1. (North American) An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.

[edit] Synonyms

• tap, spigot

[edit] Hypernyms

• valve

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[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} “faucet, n.¹” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

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[edit] Middle English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• fawcett

[edit] Etymology

From Old French fausset, perhaps from Latin faux (“‘throat’”).

[edit] Noun

faucet

1. faucet

[edit] Descendants

• English: faucet