To expose to the air; give access to the open air; ventilate: as, to air clothes; to air a room.
Hence To expose ostentatiously; display; bring into public notice: as, to air one's views.
To expose to heat; warm: as, to air linen; to air liquors. reflexive To expose (one's self) to the air.
intransitive To take the air.
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In music: A rhythmical melody; a tune consisting of single successive notes divided into groups which, in duration, have some definite ratio to one another, recognizable by the ear. A song or piece of poetry for singing: as, the air, “Sound an Alarm.” The soprano part in a harmonized piece of music. Also called aria. Any piece of poetry.
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The peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person: as, the air of a youth; a graceful air; a lofty air.
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The general character or complexion of anything; appearance; semblance.
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plural Affected manner; manifestation of pride or vanity; assumed haughtiness: chiefly in the phrases to put on airs, to give one's self airs.
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plural The artificial motions or carriage of a horse.
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In painting, that which expresses action, manner, gesture, or attitude.
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The respirable fluid which surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
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In old chemistry, gas: still in use in this sense in foundries and machine-shops, especially for such gases as are mingled with air or formed from it, as the gases from a furnace.
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A movement of the atmosphere; a light breeze: usually in the plural.
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Utterance abroad; publication; publicity.