ventage

[ven-tij]

noun

a small hole or vent, as one of the fingerholes of a flute.

Origin of ventage

First recorded in 1595–1605; vent¹ + -age

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Historical Examples of ventage

The most modest emendation, perhaps, would be this—for Vintage read Ventage.
The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

British Dictionary definitions for ventage

ventage

noun

a small opening; vent
a finger hole in a musical instrument such as a recorder

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