pore
A tiny opening in the skinA tiny opening in the skin.
» Regular use of citrus fruit will shrink pores and make the skin feel fresh.
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2 sensesA tiny opening in the skin.
I could sense the sweat dripping out of all my pores.
Pore
по́раpóra
по́раpóra
any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many, or one allowing the passage of a fluid.
the pores of a rock.
по́раpóra
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
Examples
17 sentencesRegular use of citrus fruit will shrink pores and make the skin feel fresh.
She's always poring over a book.
deSie wälzt immer ein Buch. — Yorwba
I was sweating from all pores.
deIch schwitzte aus allen Poren. — Yorwba
Witch hazel tightens pores without drying skin.
Bacteria can grow in a blocked pore.
deIn einer verstopften Pore können Bakterien wachsen. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pore, from Old French pore, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόροςFrom Middle English pore, from Old French pore, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “passage”). Displaced native English sweat hole from Middle English swet hole, which might have been a reformation of Old English swātþȳrel (literally “sweat hole”), which competed with līcþēote (literally “body pipe”).
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