manyplies

/ ˈmɛnɪˌplaɪz /

noun

1. functioning as singular another name for psalterium

Word History and Origins

Origin of manyplies¹

C18: from the large number of plies or folds of its membrane

Example Sentences

Psalterium, sawl-tē′ri-um, n. the third division of a ruminant's stomach, the omasum or manyplies.

From Project Gutenberg

The oesophagus leads into a remarkable stomach, plaited like the manyplies of a sheep, and after this the intestine takes a very large number of turns embedded in the yellow liver, until at last it passes between the two renal sacs to the anal papilla.

From Project Gutenberg

The manyplies, or third stomach, contains between its laminæ hard, pulverulent, and dry alimentary substances, which are seen sticking to the different leaves.

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The straining is accomplished through the medium of the manyplies or book, while the paunch, or rumen, with its adjunct, the waterbag, is concerned in the macerating, kneading, and mixing, as well as in regurgitation for rumination or the chewing of the cud.

From Project Gutenberg

The same reddening in spots and the yellowish-gray, cheesy deposits or patches are found in the fourth stomach, the small intestines, and more rarely in the cecum, while the third stomach, or manyplies, is more or less impacted with dry, hard feed.

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