RECEIVER

n. Re-sev'u6r. Fr., recipient. Ger., Rezipient. 1. A popular term for a piece of flannel or blanket in which a newborn child is placed when the umbilical cord has been divided. [A, 30.] 2. In an air-pump, the ve el in which the vacuum is produced. 3. A ve el for receiving and containing gases or the products of distillation. [B.] [s. 384]