stopple
noun
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L328571 on Wikidata ↗verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈstɒpəl/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English stopple, stoppel, stoppell, from Old French estopail, estopaille. By surface analysis, stop + -le.
- A plug; a stopper.
- A projection or lid in a pollen grain that falls away to allow the passage of the pollen tube.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English stopple, stoppel, stoppell, from Old French estopail, estopaille. By surface analysis, stop + -le.
- To plug; to stop up.
“Shut your mouth, dame, / Or with this paper shall I stopple it.”