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appliance
ap·pli·anceToday it means: An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially Full definition →
Today it means: An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially Full definition →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.