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INSERTED |
Placed into |
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CLAMP |
A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into
another, to bind or strengthen. |
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DENOMINATOR |
That number placed below the line in vulgar fractions
which shows into how many parts the integer or unit is divided. |
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SCAPEGOAT |
A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins
of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the
wilderness. |
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WINCE |
A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch.
It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to
allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will. |
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VANE |
...f wood, often cut into some
fanciful form, and placed upon a perpendicular axis around which it
moves freely. ... |
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URSULINE |
...ici, at
Brescia, in Italy, about the year 1537, and so called from St. Ursula,
under whose protection it was placed. The order was introduced in... |
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ELECTRO-MAGNET |
...me
other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily
magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current
of ... |
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TRAP |
...used in the
game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one end of which is
placed the ball to be thrown into the air by striking the othe... |
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INCH |
... have been determined from three grains of barley placed end
to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime ('), composed of
twelve seco... |