slovodefinícia
lath
(encz)		lath,lať Zdeněk Brož
lath
(encz)		lath,lišta n: Zdeněk Brož
Lath
(gcide)		Lath \Lath\, n.; pl. Laths. [OE. laththe, latthe, latte, AS.
l[ae]tta; akin to D. lat, G. latte, OHG. latta; cf. W. llath
a rod, staff, yard. Cf. Lattice, Latten.]
A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs,
or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting
the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or
plate is sometimes used.
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Lath brick, a long, slender brick, used in making the floor
on which malt is placed in the drying kiln.

Lath nail a slender nail for fastening laths.
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Lath
(gcide)		Lath \Lath\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lathed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lathing.]
To cover or line with laths.
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lath
(gcide)		Lathe \Lathe\ (l[aum][th]), n. [AS. l[=ae][eth]. Of uncertain
origin.]
Formerly, a part or division of a county among the
Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five
hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent. [Written
also lath.] --Brande & C.
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lath
(wn)		lath
n 1: a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or
to make latticework
podobné slovodefinícia
lathe
(mass)		lathe
- sústruh
blather
(encz)		blather,blábolit zvláště když mluví moc dlouho Pavel Machek
clathrate
(encz)		clathrate, adj:
flathead
(encz)		flathead,ploskolebec n: Zdeněk Brožflathead,prosťáček n: Zdeněk Brož
flathead catfish
(encz)		flathead catfish, n:
lath
(encz)		lath,lať Zdeněk Brožlath,lišta n: Zdeněk Brož
lath and plaster
(encz)		lath and plaster, n:
lathe
(encz)		lathe,soustruh n: Zdeněk Brož
lathe work
(encz)		lathe work,soustružení v: web
lathee
(encz)		lathee, n:
lather
(encz)		lather,pěna n: Zdeněk Brožlather,pěnit v: Zdeněk Brož
lathery
(encz)		lathery,
lathi
(encz)		lathi, n:
lathing
(encz)		lathing,laťování n: Oldřich Švec
lathrop
(encz)		Lathrop,Lathrop n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad
malathion
(encz)		malathion,druh insekticidu macska
malathion poisoning
(encz)		malathion poisoning, n:
slather
(encz)		slather,
lathrop
(czen)		Lathrop,Lathropn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad
Aspalathus
(gcide)		Aspalathus \As*pal"a*thus\, n. [L. aspalathus, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
(a) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil. --Ecclus. xxiv.
15.
(b) A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminos[ae].
The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.
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Blanchard lathe
(gcide)
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3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for
separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --
called also lay and batten.
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Blanchard lathe, a lathe for turning irregular forms after
a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.

Drill lathe, or Speed lathe, a small lathe which, from
its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.

Engine lathe, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has
an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring
metals, cutting screws, etc.

Foot lathe, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by
the foot.

Geometric lathe. See under Geometric

Hand lathe, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe
without an automatic feed for the tool.

Slide lathe, an engine lathe.

Throw lathe, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the
cutting tool is held in the other.
[1913 Webster]Blanchard lathe \Blan"chard lathe\ [After Thomas Blanchard,
American inventor.] (Mach.)
A kind of wood-turning lathe for making noncircular and
irregular forms, as felloes, gun stocks, lasts, spokes, etc.,
after a given pattern. The pattern and work rotate on
parallel spindles in the same direction with the same speed,
and the work is shaped by a rapidly rotating cutter whose
position is varied by the pattern acting as a cam upon a
follower wheel traversing slowly along the pattern.
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Blather
(gcide)		Blather \Blath"er\ (bl[a^][th]"[~e]r), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p.
Blathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blathering.] [Written also
blether.] [Icel. bla[eth]ra. Cf. Blatherskite.]
To talk foolishly, or nonsensically, or concerning matters of
no consequence. --G. Eliot.

Syn: babble, smatter, blether, blither.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]Blather \Blath"er\, n. [Written also blether.]
Voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk; -- often in the pl.
--Hall Caine.
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Blathered
(gcide)		Blather \Blath"er\ (bl[a^][th]"[~e]r), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p.
Blathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blathering.] [Written also
blether.] [Icel. bla[eth]ra. Cf. Blatherskite.]
To talk foolishly, or nonsensically, or concerning matters of
no consequence. --G. Eliot.

Syn: babble, smatter, blether, blither.
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Blathering
(gcide)		Blather \Blath"er\ (bl[a^][th]"[~e]r), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p.
Blathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blathering.] [Written also
blether.] [Icel. bla[eth]ra. Cf. Blatherskite.]
To talk foolishly, or nonsensically, or concerning matters of
no consequence. --G. Eliot.

Syn: babble, smatter, blether, blither.
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Blatherskite
(gcide)		Blatherskite \Blath"er*skite\, n.
A blustering, talkative fellow. [Local slang, U. S.]
--Barllett.
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callathump
(gcide)		callathump \callathump\ n.
1. a noisy boisterous parade.

Syn: callithump, callithump parade.
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2. a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles)
to a newly married couple.

Syn: shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump.
[WordNet 1.5]Callithump \Cal"li*thump`\, n.
A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of
tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque
serenade; a charivari. [U. S.] [Also spelled callathump.]
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Clathraceae
(gcide)		Clathraceae \Clathraceae\ n.
a antural family of fleshy stinkhornlike fungi.

Syn: family Clathraceae.
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Clathrate
(gcide)		Clathrate \Clath"rate\ (kl[a^]th"r[asl]t), a. [L. clathri
lattice, Gr. klh,qra.]
1. (Bot.) Shaped like a lattice; cancellate. --Gray.
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2. (Zool.) Having the surface marked with raised lines
resembling a lattice, as many shells.
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Clathrus
(gcide)		Clathrus \Clathrus\ n.
the type genus of the Clathraceae.

Syn: genus Clathrus.
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Counterlath
(gcide)		Counterlath \Coun"ter*lath`\, n. (Building)
(a) A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters to afford a
bearing for laths laid crosswise.
(b) Any lath laid without actual measurement between two
gauged laths.
(c) Any of a series of laths nailed to the timbers to raise
the sheet lathing above their surface to afford a key for
plastering.
(d) One of many laths used in preparing one side of a
partition or framed wall, when the other side has been
covered in and finished.
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Dagger of lath
(gcide)		Dagger \Dag"ger\ (-g[~e]r), n. [Cf. OE. daggen to pierce, F.
daguer. See Dag a dagger.]
1. A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general
term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk,
Misericorde, Anlace.
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2. (Print.) A mark of reference in the form of a dagger
[[dagger]]. It is the second in order when more than one
reference occurs on a page; -- called also obelisk.
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Dagger moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Apatalea. The
larv[ae] are often destructive to the foliage of fruit
trees, etc.

Dagger of lath, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the
old Moralities. --Shak.

Double dagger, a mark of reference [[dag]] which comes next
in order after the dagger.

To look daggers, or To speak daggers, to look or speak
fiercely or reproachfully.
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Drill lathe
(gcide)
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3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for
separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --
called also lay and batten.
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Blanchard lathe, a lathe for turning irregular forms after
a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.

Drill lathe, or Speed lathe, a small lathe which, from
its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.

Engine lathe, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has
an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring
metals, cutting screws, etc.

Foot lathe, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by
the foot.

Geometric lathe. See under Geometric

Hand lathe, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe
without an automatic feed for the tool.

Slide lathe, an engine lathe.

Throw lathe, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the
cutting tool is held in the other.
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Duplex lathe
(gcide)		Duplex \Du"plex\, a. [L., fr. duo two + plicare to fold. See
Two, and Complex.]
1. Double; twofold.
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2. (Computers) organized so that data may be transmitted in
two opposite directions over the same channel; -- of
communications channels, such as data transfer lines
between computers.
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Duplex escapement, a peculiar kind of watch escapement, in
which the scape-wheel has two sets of teeth. See
Escapement.

Duplex lathe, one for turning off, screwing, and surfacing,
by means of two cutting tools, on opposite sides of the
piece operated upon.

Duplex pumping engine, a steam pump in which two steam
cylinders are placed side by side, one operating the
valves of the other.

Duplex querela [L., double complaint] (Eccl. Law), a
complaint in the nature of an appeal from the ordinary to
his immediate superior, as from a bishop to an archbishop.
--Mozley & W.

Duplex telegraphy, a system of telegraphy for sending two
messages over the same wire simultaneously.

Duplex watch, one with a duplex escapement.

half duplex (Computers)
(a) arranged so that the information may be transmitted in
both directions, but only in one direction at a time;
-- of communications channels between computers;
contrasted with full duplex(a).
(b) arranged so that the information transmitted to the
remote computer also appears on the local terminal; --
of communications channels between computers;
contrasted with full duplex(b).

full duplex, (Computers)
(a) arranged so that the information may be transmitted in
both directions simultaneously; -- of communications
channels between computers; contrasted with {half
duplex(a)}.
(b) arranged so that the information transmitted to the
remote computer does not appear on the local terminal;
-- of communications channels between computers;
contrasted with half duplex(b).
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eaves lath
(gcide)		Eaves \Eaves\, n. pl. [OE. evese, pl. eveses, AS. efese eaves,
brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa, opasa, porch, hall, MHG.
obse eaves, Icel. ups, Goth. ubizwa porch; cf. Icel.
upsar-dropi, OSw. ops[aum]-drup water dropping from the
eaves. Probably from the root of E. over. The s of eaves is
in English regarded as a plural ending, though not so in
Saxon. See Over, and cf. Eavesdrop.]
1. (Arch.) The edges or lower borders of the roof of a
building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water
that falls on the roof.
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2. Brow; ridge. [Obs.] "Eaves of the hill." --Wyclif.
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3. Eyelids or eyelashes.
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And closing eaves of wearied eyes. --Tennyson.
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Eaves board (Arch.), an arris fillet, or a thick board with
a feather edge, nailed across the rafters at the eaves of
a building, to raise the lower course of slates a little,
or to receive the lowest course of tiles; -- called also
eaves catch and eaves lath.

Eaves channel, Eaves gutter, Eaves trough. Same as
Gutter, 1.

Eaves molding (Arch.), a molding immediately below the
eaves, acting as a cornice or part of a cornice.

Eaves swallow (Zo["o]l.).
(a) The cliff swallow; -- so called from its habit of
building retort-shaped nests of mud under the eaves of
buildings. See Cliff swallow, under Cliff.
(b) The European swallow.
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Engine lathe
(gcide)
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3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for
separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --
called also lay and batten.
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Blanchard lathe, a lathe for turning irregular forms after
a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.

Drill lathe, or Speed lathe, a small lathe which, from
its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.

Engine lathe, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has
an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring
metals, cutting screws, etc.

Foot lathe, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by
the foot.

Geometric lathe. See under Geometric

Hand lathe, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe
without an automatic feed for the tool.

Slide lathe, an engine lathe.

Throw lathe, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the
cutting tool is held in the other.
[1913 Webster]Engine \En"gine\ ([e^]n"j[i^]n), n. [F. engin skill, machine,
engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the
root of gignere to produce. See Genius, and cf.
Ingenious, Gin a snare.]
1.

Note: (Pronounced, in this sense, [e^]n*j[=e]n".) Natural
capacity; ability; skill. [Obs.]
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A man hath sapiences three,
Memory, engine, and intellect also. --Chaucer.
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2. Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or
contrivance; a machine; an agent. --Shak.
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You see the ways the fisherman doth take
To catch the fish; what engines doth he make?
--Bunyan.
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Their promises, enticements, oaths, tokens, and all
these engines of lust. --Shak.
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3. Any instrument by which any effect is produced;
especially, an instrument or machine of war or torture.
"Terrible engines of death." --Sir W. Raleigh.
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4. (Mach.) A compound machine by which any physical power is
applied to produce a given physical effect.
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Engine driver, one who manages an engine; specifically, the
engineer of a locomotive.

Engine lathe. (Mach.) See under Lathe.

Engine tool, a machine tool. --J. Whitworth.

Engine turning (Fine Arts), a method of ornamentation by
means of a rose engine.
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Note: The term engine is more commonly applied to massive
machines, or to those giving power, or which produce
some difficult result. Engines, as motors, are
distinguished according to the source of power, as
steam engine, air engine, electro-magnetic engine; or
the purpose on account of which the power is applied,
as fire engine, pumping engine, locomotive engine; or
some peculiarity of construction or operation, as
single-acting or double-acting engine, high-pressure or
low-pressure engine, condensing engine, etc.
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Flathead
(gcide)		Flathead \Flat"head`\, a.
Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced
by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians.
[1913 Webster]Flathead \Flat"head`\, n. (Ethnol.)
A Chinook Indian. See Chinook, n., 1.
[1913 Webster]Puff \Puff\, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof;
of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.]
1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;
hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a
whiff. " To every puff of wind a slave." --Flatman.
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2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:
(a) A puffball.
(b) kind of light pastry.
(c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair
with powder.
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3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially
one in a public journal.
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Puff adder. (Zool.)
(a) Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and
allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have
the power of greatly distending their bodies when
irritated. The common puff adder (Vipera arietans,
or Clotho arietans) is the largest species, becoming
over four feet long. The plumed puff adder ({Clotho
cornuta}) has a plumelike appendage over each eye.
(b) A North American harmless snake ({Heterodon
platyrrhinos}) which has the power of puffing up its
body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead,
spreading adder, and blowing adder.

Puff bird (Zool.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or family
Bucconid[ae]. They are small birds, usually with
dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail
feathers. See Barbet
(b) .
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flathead
(gcide)		Flathead \Flat"head`\, a.
Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced
by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians.
[1913 Webster]Flathead \Flat"head`\, n. (Ethnol.)
A Chinook Indian. See Chinook, n., 1.
[1913 Webster]Puff \Puff\, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof;
of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.]
1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;
hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a
whiff. " To every puff of wind a slave." --Flatman.
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2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:
(a) A puffball.
(b) kind of light pastry.
(c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair
with powder.
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3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially
one in a public journal.
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Puff adder. (Zool.)
(a) Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and
allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have
the power of greatly distending their bodies when
irritated. The common puff adder (Vipera arietans,
or Clotho arietans) is the largest species, becoming
over four feet long. The plumed puff adder ({Clotho
cornuta}) has a plumelike appendage over each eye.
(b) A North American harmless snake ({Heterodon
platyrrhinos}) which has the power of puffing up its
body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead,
spreading adder, and blowing adder.

Puff bird (Zool.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or family
Bucconid[ae]. They are small birds, usually with
dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail
feathers. See Barbet
(b) .
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Flathead Indians
(gcide)		Chinook \Chi*nook"\, n.
1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of North American Indians now
living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of
flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called {Flathead
Indians}.
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2. A warm westerly wind from the country of the Chinooks,
sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky Mountains,
in Montana and the adjacent territory.
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3. A jargon of words from various languages (the largest
proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks)
generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the
northwestern territories of the United States.
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Flat-headed
(gcide)		Flat-headed \Flat"-head`ed\, a.
Having a head with a flattened top; as, a flat-headed nail.
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Fluting lathe
(gcide)		Fluting \Flut"ing\, n.
Decoration by means of flutes or channels; a flute, or flutes
collectively; as, the fluting of a column or pilaster; the
fluting of a lady's ruffle.
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Fluting iron, a laundry iron for fluting ruffles; -- called
also Italian iron, or gaufering iron. --Knight.

Fluting lathe, a machine for forming spiral flutes, as on
balusters, table legs, etc.
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Foot lathe
(gcide)
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3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for
separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --
called also lay and batten.
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Blanchard lathe, a lathe for turning irregular forms after
a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.

Drill lathe, or Speed lathe, a small lathe which, from
its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.

Engine lathe, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has
an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring
metals, cutting screws, etc.

Foot lathe, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by
the foot.

Geometric lathe. See under Geometric

Hand lathe, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe
without an automatic feed for the tool.

Slide lathe, an engine lathe.

Throw lathe, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the
cutting tool is held in the other.
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Gap lathe
(gcide)		Gap \Gap\ (g[a^]p), n. [OE. gap; cf. Icel. gap an empty space,
Sw. gap mouth, breach, abyss, Dan. gab mouth, opening, AS.
geap expanse; as adj., wide, spacious. See Gape.]
1. An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a
gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an
opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space
or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass.
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Miseries ensued by the opening of that gap.
--Knolles.
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It would make a great gap in your own honor. --Shak.
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2. (A["e]ronautics) The vertical distance between two
superposed surfaces, esp. in a biplane.
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Gap lathe (Mach.), a turning lathe with a deep notch in the
bed to admit of turning a short object of large diameter.


To stand in the gap, to expose one's self for the
protection of something; to make defense against any
assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender
or supporter.

To stop a gap, to secure a weak point; to repair a defect.
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Gauge lathe
(gcide)		Gauge \Gauge\, n. [Written also gage.]
1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to
determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.
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This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and
groove to equal breadth by. --Moxon.
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There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds.
--I. Taylor.
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2. Measure; dimensions; estimate.
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The gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and
contempt. --Burke.
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3. (Mach. & Manuf.) Any instrument for ascertaining or
regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or
template; as, a button maker's gauge.
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4. (Physics) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the
state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical
elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some
particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge.
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5. (Naut.)
(a) Relative positions of two or more vessels with
reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather
gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and
the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.
(b) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.
--Totten.
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6. The distance between the rails of a railway.
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Note: The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is
four feet, eight and one half inches. Wide, or broad,
gauge, in the United States, is six feet; in England,
seven feet, and generally any gauge exceeding standard
gauge. Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called
narrow gauge. It varies from two feet to three feet six
inches.
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7. (Plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with
common plaster to accelerate its setting.
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8. (Building) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which
is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of
such shingles, slates, or tiles.
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Gauge of a carriage, car, etc., the distance between the
wheels; -- ordinarily called the track.

Gauge cock, a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining
the height of the water level in a steam boiler.

Gauge concussion (Railroads), the jar caused by a car-wheel
flange striking the edge of the rail.

Gauge glass, a glass tube for a water gauge.

Gauge lathe, an automatic lathe for turning a round object
having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round,
to a templet or gauge.

Gauge point, the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is
one inch, and contents equal to that of a unit of a given
measure; -- a term used in gauging casks, etc.

Gauge rod, a graduated rod, for measuring the capacity of
barrels, casks, etc.

Gauge saw, a handsaw, with a gauge to regulate the depth of
cut. --Knight.

Gauge stuff, a stiff and compact plaster, used in making
cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet.

Gauge wheel, a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to
determine the depth of the furrow.

Joiner's gauge, an instrument used to strike a line
parallel to the straight side of a board, etc.

Printer's gauge, an instrument to regulate the length of
the page.

Rain gauge, an instrument for measuring the quantity of
rain at any given place.

Salt gauge, or Brine gauge, an instrument or contrivance
for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its
specific gravity, as in the boilers of ocean steamers.

Sea gauge, an instrument for finding the depth of the sea.


Siphon gauge, a glass siphon tube, partly filled with
mercury, -- used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the
degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air
pump or other vacuum; a manometer.

Sliding gauge. (Mach.)
(a) A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted
dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use,
as screws, railway-car axles, etc.
(b) A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges,
and preserved as a reference, to detect wear of the
working gauges.
(c) (Railroads) See Note under Gauge, n., 5.

Star gauge (Ordnance), an instrument for measuring the
diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its
length.

Steam gauge, an instrument for measuring the pressure of
steam, as in a boiler.

Tide gauge, an instrument for determining the height of the
tides.

Vacuum gauge, a species of barometer for determining the
relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a
steam engine and the air.

Water gauge.
(a) A contrivance for indicating the height of a water
surface, as in a steam boiler; as by a gauge cock or
glass.
(b) The height of the water in the boiler.

Wind gauge, an instrument for measuring the force of the
wind on any given surface; an anemometer.

Wire gauge, a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or
the thickness of sheet metal; also, a standard of size.
See under Wire.
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Geometric lathe
(gcide)		Geometric \Ge`o*met"ric\, Geometrical \Ge`o*met"ric*al\, a. [L.
geometricus; Gr. ?: cf. F. g['e]om['e]trique.]
1. Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles of,
geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical
solution of a problem.
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2. (Art) characterized by simple geometric forms in design
and decoration; as, a buffalo hide painted with red and
black geometrical designs.

Syn: geometric.
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Note: Geometric is often used, as opposed to algebraic, to
include processes or solutions in which the
propositions or principles of geometry are made use of
rather than those of algebra.
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Note: Geometrical is often used in a limited or strictly
technical sense, as opposed to mechanical; thus, a
construction or solution is geometrical which can be
made by ruler and compasses, i. e., by means of right
lines and circles. Every construction or solution which
requires any other curve, or such motion of a line or
circle as would generate any other curve, is not
geometrical, but mechanical. By another distinction, a
geometrical solution is one obtained by the rules of
geometry, or processes of analysis, and hence is exact;
while a mechanical solution is one obtained by trial,
by actual measurements, with instruments, etc., and is
only approximate and empirical.
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Geometrical curve. Same as Algebraic curve; -- so called
because their different points may be constructed by the
operations of elementary geometry.

Geometric lathe, an instrument for engraving bank notes,
etc., with complicated patterns of interlacing lines; --
called also cycloidal engine.

Geometrical pace, a measure of five feet.

Geometric pen, an instrument for drawing geometric curves,
in which the movements of a pen or pencil attached to a
revolving arm of adjustable length may be indefinitely
varied by changing the toothed wheels which give motion to
the arm.

Geometrical plane (Persp.), the same as Ground plane .

Geometrical progression, proportion, ratio. See under
Progression, Proportion and Ratio.

Geometrical radius, in gearing, the radius of the pitch
circle of a cogwheel. --Knight.

Geometric spider (Zool.), one of many species of spiders,
which spin a geometrical web. They mostly belong to
Epeira and allied genera, as the garden spider. See
Garden spider.

Geometric square, a portable instrument in the form of a
square frame for ascertaining distances and heights by
measuring angles.

Geometrical staircase, one in which the stairs are
supported by the wall at one end only.

Geometrical tracery, in architecture and decoration,
tracery arranged in geometrical figures.
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3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for
separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --
called also lay and batten.
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Blanchard lathe, a lathe for turning irregular forms after
a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.

Drill lathe, or Speed lathe, a small lathe which, from
its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.

Engine lathe, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has
an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring
metals, cutting screws, etc.

Foot lathe, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by
the foot.

Geometric lathe. See under Geometric

Hand lathe, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe
without an automatic feed for the tool.

Slide lathe, an engine lathe.

Throw lathe, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the
cutting tool is held in the other.
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Gibbed lathe
(gcide)		Gib \Gib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gibbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gibbing.]
To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a
gib, or gibs.
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Gibbed lathe, an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is
held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight.
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Hand lathe
(gcide)		Hand \Hand\ (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw.
hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h["o]nd, Goth. handus, and
perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. Hunt.]
1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in
man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other
animals; manus; paw. See Manus.
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2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the
office of, a human hand; as:
(a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or
any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
(b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute
hand of a clock.
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3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a
palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.
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4. Side; part; direction, either right or left.
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On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex.
xxxviii. 15.
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The Protestants were then on the winning hand.
--Milton.
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5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;
dexterity.
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He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator.
--Addison.
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6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,
manner of performance.
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To change the hand in carrying on the war.
--Clarendon.
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Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my
hand. --Judges vi.
36.
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7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or
competent for special service or duty; a performer more or
less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand
at speaking.
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A dictionary containing a natural history requires
too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be
hoped for. --Locke.
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I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.
--Hazlitt.
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8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad, or
running hand. Hence, a signature.
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I say she never did invent this letter;
This is a man's invention and his hand. --Shak.
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Some writs require a judge's hand. --Burril.
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9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;
management; -- usually in the plural. "Receiving in hand
one year's tribute." --Knolles.
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Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the
government of Britain. --Milton.
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10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to
buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when
new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the
producer's hand, or when not new.
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11. Rate; price. [Obs.] "Business is bought at a dear hand,
where there is small dispatch." --Bacon.
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12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as:
(a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the
dealer.
(b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied
together.
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13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock,
which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
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Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts
or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the
hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a
symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as:
(a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the
head, which implies thought, and the heart, which
implies affection. "His hand will be against every
man." --Gen. xvi. 12.
(b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures.
"With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you."
--Ezek. xx. 33.
(c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to
give the right hand.
(d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the
hand; to pledge the hand.
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Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or
without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand;
as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe:
used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or
handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or
hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand
loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or
hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the
hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or
hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following
paragraph are written either as two words or in
combination.
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Hand bag, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books,
papers, parcels, etc.

Hand basket, a small or portable basket.

Hand bell, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell.
--Bacon.

Hand bill, a small pruning hook. See 4th Bill.

Hand car. See under Car.

Hand director (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a
good position of the hands and arms when playing on the
piano; a hand guide.

Hand drop. See Wrist drop.

Hand gallop. See under Gallop.

Hand gear (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine,
or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power,
may be operated by hand.

Hand glass.
(a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of
plants.
(b) A small mirror with a handle.

Hand guide. Same as Hand director (above).

Hand language, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as
practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology.

Hand lathe. See under Lathe.

Hand money, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest
money.

Hand organ (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank
turned by hand.

Hand plant. (Bot.) Same as Hand tree (below). -- {Hand
rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt.

Hand sail, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple.

Hand screen, a small screen to be held in the hand.

Hand screw, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or
weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp.

Hand staff (pl. Hand staves), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix.
9.

Hand stamp, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or
canceling papers, envelopes, etc.

Hand tree (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico
(Cheirostemon platanoides), having red flowers whose
stamens unite in the form of a hand.

Hand vise, a small vise held in the hand in doing small
work. --Moxon.

Hand work, or Handwork, work done with the hands, as
distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork.

All hands, everybody; all parties.

At all hands, On all hands, on all sides; from every
direction; generally.

At any hand, At no hand, in any (or no) way or direction;
on any account; on no account. "And therefore at no hand
consisting with the safety and interests of humility."
--Jer. Taylor.

At first hand, At second hand. See def. 10 (above).

At hand.
(a) Near in time or place; either present and within
reach, or not far distant. "Your husband is at hand;
I hear his trumpet." --Shak.
(b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] "Horses hot at
hand." --Shak.

At the hand of, by the act of; as a gift from. "Shall we
receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive
evil?" --Job ii. 10.

Bridle hand. See under Bridle.

By hand, with the hands, in distinction from
instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed
a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand.

Clean hands, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of
dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. "He that
hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger." --Job
xvii. 9.

From hand to hand, from one person to another.

Hand in hand.
(a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift.
(b) Just; fair; equitable.

As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand
comparison. --Shak.


Hand over hand, Hand over fist, by passing the hands
alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand
over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand
over hand.

Hand over head, negligently; rashly; without seeing what
one does. [Obs.] --Bacon.

Hand running, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand
running.

Hands off! keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling!


Hand to hand, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to
hand contest. --Dryden.

Heavy hand, severity or oppression.

In hand.
(a) Paid down. "A considerable reward in hand, and . . .
a far greater reward hereafter." --Tillotson.
(b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. "Revels . .
. in hand." --Shak.
(c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction;
as, he has the business in hand.

In one's hand or In one's hands.
(a) In one's possession or keeping.
(b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my
hand.

Laying on of hands, a form used in consecrating to office,
in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons.

Light hand, gentleness; moderation.

Note of hand, a promissory note.

Off hand, Out of hand, forthwith; without delay,
hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. "She causeth them to
be hanged up out of hand." --Spenser.

Off one's hands, out of one's possession or care.

On hand, in present possession; as, he has a supply of
goods on hand.

On one's hands, in one's possession care, or management.

Putting the hand under the thigh, an ancient Jewish
ceremony used in swearing.

Right hand, the place of honor, power, and strength.

Slack hand, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth.

Strict hand, severe discipline; rigorous government.

To bear a hand (Naut.), to give help quickly; to hasten.

To bear in hand, to keep in expectation with false
pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak.

To be hand and glove with or To be hand in glove with.
See under Glove.

To be on the mending hand, to be convalescent or improving.


To bring up by hand, to feed (an infant) without suckling
it.

To change hand. See Change.

To change hands, to change sides, or change owners.
--Hudibras.

To clap the hands, to express joy or applause, as by
striking the palms of the hands together.

To come to hand, to be received; to be taken into
possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday.

To get hand, to gain influence. [Obs.]

Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them.
--Baxter.

To get one's hand in, to make a beginning in a certain
work; to become accustomed to a particular business.

To have a hand in, to be concerned in; to have a part or
concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in.

To have in hand.
(a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer.
(b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.

To have one's hands full, to have in hand all that one can
do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed
with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with
difficulties.

To have the (higher) upper hand, or {To get the (higher)
upper hand}, to have, or get, the better of another person or
thing.

To his hand, To my hand, etc., in readiness; already
prepared. "The work is made to his hands." --Locke.

To hold hand, to compete successfully or on even
conditions. [Obs.] --Shak.

To lay hands on, to seize; to assault.

To lend a hand, to give assistance.

To lift the hand against, or {To put forth the hand
against}, to attack; to oppose; to kill.

To live from hand to mouth, to obtain food and other
necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.


To make one's hand, to gain advantage or profit.

To put the hand unto, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8.

To put the last hand to or To put the finishing hand to,
to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect.


To set the hand to, to engage in; to undertake.

That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that
thou settest thine hand to. --Deut. xxiii.
20.

To stand one in hand, to concern or affect one.

To strike hands, to make a contract, or to become surety
for another's debt or good behavior.

To take in hand.
(a) To attempt or undertake.
(b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand.

To wash the hands of, to disclaim or renounce interest in,
or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash
one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24.

Under the hand of, authenticated by the handwriting or
signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and
seal of the owner.
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3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for
separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --
called also lay and batten.
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Blanchard lathe, a lathe for turning irregular forms after
a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.

Drill lathe, or Speed lathe, a small lathe which, from
its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.

Engine lathe, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has
an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring
metals, cutting screws, etc.

Foot lathe, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by
the foot.

Geometric lathe. See under Geometric

Hand lathe, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe
without an automatic feed for the tool.

Slide lathe, an engine lathe.

Throw lathe, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the
cutting tool is held in the other.
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