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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Keyhole \Key"hole`\, n.
1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
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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.
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{Keyhole limpet} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), 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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