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Work surface |
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COUNTER |
Work surface |
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BENCH |
Kitchen work surface |
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EMBLEM |
Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted
in a surface. |
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SURFACE |
To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in
hunting for gold. |
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DROVE |
The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel;
-- called also drove work. |
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EMBOSS |
To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances;
particularly, to ornament with raised work. |
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MATTING |
A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as
gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc. |
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STITCHING |
Work done by sewing, esp. when a continuous line of
stitches is shown on the surface; stitches, collectively. |
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CEILING |
The lining or finishing of any wall or other surface,
with plaster, thin boards, etc.; also, the work when done. |
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PAINTY |
Unskillfully painted, so that the painter's method of work
is too obvious; also, having too much pigment applied to the surface. |
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SNARL |
To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal
ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface. |
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PRESSWORK |
The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or
engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done. |
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MOSAIC |
A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small
pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called
also mosaic work. |
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PAINTING |
The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which
objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored
representation of any object or scene; a picture. |
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PRICKING-UP |
The first coating of plaster in work of three coats
upon laths. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for the
next coat. In the United States called scratch coat. |
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ELBOW |
A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other
woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides
of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back. |
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ON |
...e surface,
upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with; as, to
play on a violin or piano. Hence, figuratively, to work on one's... |
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VARNISH |
...nous
matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush, or
otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries, either by evaporation
... |