Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Throat (-s)
throat (-s), n. [OE þrote.]
- Gullet; stem; tube; inner cylinder; internal chamber; [fig.] blossom; colorful flower.
- Neck; windpipe; larynx; voice box.
- Voice; birdsong; [metonymy] head.
- Phrase. “siren throats”: [kenning] songbird.
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