faucet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: faucet	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for faucet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
faucet n a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir Synonym(s): faucet, spigot
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faucet \Fau"cet\, n. [F. fausset, perh. fr. L. fauces throat.] 1. A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also {tap}, and {cock}. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide. 2. The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the spigot end of the next section.