ventage

[ ven-tij ]

noun

1. a small hole or vent, as one of the fingerholes of a flute.

ventage

/ ˈvɛntɪdʒ /

noun

1. a small opening; vent
2. a finger hole in a musical instrument such as a recorder

Word History and Origins

Origin of ventage¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; vent ¹ + -age

Example Sentences

The most modest emendation, perhaps, would be this—for Vintage read Ventage.

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The most modest emendation, perhaps, would be this—for Vintage read Ventage.

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As he led the way by stair and corridor, his mood for quarrel grew the keener that he knew his choler could find no hope of ventage with a prisoner committed to his care.

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The names of false dice:   A bale of bard cinque deuces   A bale of flat cinque deuces   A bale of flat sice aces   A bale of bard cater traes   A bale of flat cater traes   A bale of fulhams   A bale of light graniers   A bale of langrets contrary to the ventage   A bale of gordes, with as many highmen as lowmen,    for passage   A bale of demies   A bale of long dice for even and odd   A bale of bristles   A bale of direct contraries.

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