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RUBBER |
Elastic material |
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SPANDEX |
Elastic material kind of expands |
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FARTHINGALE |
A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light,
elastic material, used to extend the petticoat. |
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BUSK |
A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other
material, worn in the front of a corset. |
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PACKING |
A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material
inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint. |
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CUSHION |
A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material,
and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad. |
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BOW |
A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic
material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an
arrow is propelled. |
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HOOP |
A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone,
metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of
ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in the plural. |
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SYRINGE |
...f liquid,
or for purposes of aspiration. It consists of a small cylindrical
barrel and piston, or a bulb of soft elastic material, with or witho... |
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UMBRELLA |
...tended on strips of
whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to,
a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such ... |