Faucet

  • 31faucet — /ˈfɔsət / (say fawsuht) noun Chiefly US any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; a tap; a cock. {Middle English, from Old French fausset (of unknown origin) peg, spigot} …

  • 32faucet —   n. American, water tap …

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  • 33faucet — n. esp. US a tap. Usage: In Brit. use only in special applications. Etymology: ME f. OF fausset vent peg f. Prov. falset f. falsar to bore …

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  • 34Delta Faucet Company — is an American manufacturer of faucets. It is a subsidiary of Masco Corporation. It manufactures and markets faucets under the Delta, Brizo and Peerless brand names. Contents 1 History 2 Brands …

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  • 35Chicago Faucet — The Chicago Faucet Company, founded on the near west side of Chicago, Illinois, has been producing faucets and other plumbing fixtures since 1901[1]. The company founder, Albert C. Brown, invented the Quaturn Cartridge in 1913 that worked with… …

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  • 36Health faucet — A health faucet or a bidet shower is a hand held triggered nozzle, similar to that on a garden hose, that delivers a spray of water to assist in cleansing the user s anus or genitals after defecation or urination. It is usually placed in a small… …

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  • 37mixing faucet — noun single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes • Hypernyms: ↑faucet, ↑spigot * * * noun : a faucet that mixes hot and cold water as they pass through the spout in proportions controlled by separate handles * * * a single outlet for… …

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  • 38Hold It Under a Faucet 7" — Infobox Album | Name = Hold It Under a Faucet 7 Type = Album Artist = Nels Cline Trio Released = 2002 Recorded = August 1995 Genre = Free Jazz, Noise Length = 8:10 Label = Ecstatic Peace! Father Yod Producer = Nels Cline Trio Jeff Gauthier Last… …

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  • 39compression faucet — noun : a faucet closed by a valve that is forced against its seat * * * compression faucet, a faucet that operates by a screw whose metal disk is faced with a washer that bears against the opening between two chambers to close the faucet …

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  • 40fuller faucet — noun also fuller bibcock or fuller cock Etymology: from Fuller, a trademark : a faucet opened and closed by means of a lever and eccentric * * * Fuller ball faucet or Fuller faucet …

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