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revels

noun

Meaning

  1. The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb.
  2. A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden.
  3. (obsolete in the US) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb.
  4. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
  5. A kind of dance.
  6. A wake for the dead.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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