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English Dictionary: keyhole by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
keyhole
n
  1. the hole where a key is inserted
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Keyhole \Key"hole`\, n.
      1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
  
      2.
            (a) (Carp.) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be
                  joined together, to receive the key which fastens
                  them.
            (b) (Mach.) a mortise for a key or cotter.
  
      {Keyhole limpet} (Zo[94]l.), a marine gastropod of the genus
            Fissurella and allied genera. See {Fissurella}.
  
      {Keyhole saw}, a narrow, slender saw, used in cutting
            keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret
            saw.
  
      {Keyhole urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous clypeastroid
            sea urchins, of the genera {Melitta}, {Rotula}, and
            {Encope}; -- so called because they have one or more
            perforations resembling keyholes.
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