No golden serpents then twisted their voluminous folds across the entire breadth of the room; nor did richly-carved cods 'heads and shoulders, under the denomination of dolphins, or glittering spread eagles, with a brass ring in their mouths, support fenestral draperies, which rival the display of a Waterloo-house calico-vender. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 382, July 25, 1829] Reference
The fenestrum is, moreover, rarely so situated that air can pass through it; the fenestral edges act as a constant irritant to the wound, producing bleeding and granulation tissue. From Wordnik.com. [Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery] Reference
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