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ASSEMBLE |
Piece together |
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SHOOK |
The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead,
packed together. |
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POTPOURRI |
A piece of music made up of different airs strung
together; a medley. |
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FILLET |
A piece of lean meat without bone; sometimes, a long strip
rolled together and tied. |
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SLOAT |
A narrow piece of timber which holds together large pieces;
a slat; as, the sloats of a cart. |
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LAMES |
Small steel plates combined together so as to slide one
upon the other and form a piece of armor. |
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CLAMP |
Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a
piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together. |
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PEG |
A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards
together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe
peg. |
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BINDER |
Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a
bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind
together any building. |
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NAIL |
A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head, used
for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being
driven into or through them. |
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LENGTH |
A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number
of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a
length of fence. |
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PIN |
A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used for
fastening separate articles together, or as a support by which one
article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt. |
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SPLICE |
To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the
two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends,
and then binding, or in any way making fast. |
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SPLINE |
A rectangular piece fitting grooves like key seats in a hub
and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both
must revolv... |
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COTTER |
A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for
fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into
an opening thro... |
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GATHER |
...of; to
contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or plaits, as a
garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread; to
... |
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GIB |
A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a
machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them
together, or to af... |
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TACK |
...sty
manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of
a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or
... |
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TENON |
...t passes entirely
through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and
shows on the other side. Cf. Tooth, Tusk. ... |
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FRINGE |
An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff,
originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the
woven fabric; b... |