"ostiary" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "The mouth of a river; an estuary."
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        "(archaic) The mouth of a river; an estuary."
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          "text": "Ostiaries; which used to ring the bells, and open and shut the Church-doors.",
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      "glosses": [
        "One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter."
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          "porter",
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        {
          "word": "ostiarius"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɒsti.əɹi/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɒst͡ʃəɹi/"
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        "The mouth of a river; an estuary."
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        "(archaic) The mouth of a river; an estuary."
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        "One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter."
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