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puddle
(mass) | puddle
- kaluž, mláka |
puddle
(encz) | puddle,kaluž n: Zdeněk Brož |
puddle
(encz) | puddle,louže n: Zdeněk Brož |
Puddle
(gcide) | Puddle \Pud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Puddled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Puddling.]
1. To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt
with (water).
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Some unhatched practice . . .
Hath puddled his clear spirit. --Shak.
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2.
(a) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working
when wet, so as to render impervious to water.
(b) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to
apply puddle to.
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3. To subject to the process of puddling, as iron, so as to
convert it from the condition of cast iron to that of
wrought iron. --Ure.
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Puddled steel, steel made directly from cast iron by a
modification of the puddling process.
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Puddle
(gcide) | Puddle \Pud"dle\, n. [OE. podel; cf. LG. pudel, Ir. & Gael. plod
pool.]
1. A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a
small pool. --Spenser.
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2. Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked,
when wet, to render it impervious to water.
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Puddle poet, a low or worthless poet. [R.] --Fuller.
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Puddle
(gcide) | Puddle \Pud"dle\, v. i.
To make a dirty stir. [Obs.] --R. Junius.
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puddle
(wn) | puddle
n 1: a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a
pond and that is impervious to water when dry
2: a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid;
"there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the
rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" [syn: pool,
puddle]
3: something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of
light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"
[syn: pool, puddle]
v 1: wade or dabble in a puddle; "The ducks and geese puddled in
the backyard"
2: subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron"
3: dip into mud before planting; "puddle young plants"
4: work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
5: mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are
having fun puddling in paint"
6: make into a puddle; "puddled mire" [syn: muddle, puddle]
7: make a puddle by splashing water
8: mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" [syn: addle,
muddle, puddle]
9: eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive
rug" [syn: make, urinate, piddle, puddle,
micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, {relieve
oneself}, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee,
pass water] |
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puddlejumper
(encz) | puddlejumper, |
puddler
(encz) | puddler,pudlař n: Zdeněk Brož |
Puddle
(gcide) | Puddle \Pud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Puddled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Puddling.]
1. To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt
with (water).
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Some unhatched practice . . .
Hath puddled his clear spirit. --Shak.
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2.
(a) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working
when wet, so as to render impervious to water.
(b) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to
apply puddle to.
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3. To subject to the process of puddling, as iron, so as to
convert it from the condition of cast iron to that of
wrought iron. --Ure.
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Puddled steel, steel made directly from cast iron by a
modification of the puddling process.
[1913 Webster]Puddle \Pud"dle\, n. [OE. podel; cf. LG. pudel, Ir. & Gael. plod
pool.]
1. A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a
small pool. --Spenser.
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2. Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked,
when wet, to render it impervious to water.
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Puddle poet, a low or worthless poet. [R.] --Fuller.
[1913 Webster]Puddle \Pud"dle\, v. i.
To make a dirty stir. [Obs.] --R. Junius.
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Puddle poet
(gcide) | Puddle \Pud"dle\, n. [OE. podel; cf. LG. pudel, Ir. & Gael. plod
pool.]
1. A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a
small pool. --Spenser.
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2. Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked,
when wet, to render it impervious to water.
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Puddle poet, a low or worthless poet. [R.] --Fuller.
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Puddle-ball
(gcide) | Puddle-ball \Pud"dle-ball`\, n.
The lump of pasty wrought iron as taken from the puddling
furnace to be hammered or rolled.
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Puddle-bar
(gcide) | Puddle-bar \Pud"dle-bar"\, n.
An iron bar made at a single heat from a puddle-ball
hammering and rolling.
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Puddled
(gcide) | Puddle \Pud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Puddled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Puddling.]
1. To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt
with (water).
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Some unhatched practice . . .
Hath puddled his clear spirit. --Shak.
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2.
(a) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working
when wet, so as to render impervious to water.
(b) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to
apply puddle to.
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3. To subject to the process of puddling, as iron, so as to
convert it from the condition of cast iron to that of
wrought iron. --Ure.
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Puddled steel, steel made directly from cast iron by a
modification of the puddling process.
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Puddled steel
(gcide) | Puddle \Pud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Puddled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Puddling.]
1. To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt
with (water).
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Some unhatched practice . . .
Hath puddled his clear spirit. --Shak.
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2.
(a) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working
when wet, so as to render impervious to water.
(b) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to
apply puddle to.
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3. To subject to the process of puddling, as iron, so as to
convert it from the condition of cast iron to that of
wrought iron. --Ure.
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Puddled steel, steel made directly from cast iron by a
modification of the puddling process.
[1913 Webster]Steel \Steel\ (st[=e]l), n. [AS. st[=e]l, st[=y]l, st[=y]le;
akin to D. staal, G. stahl, OHG. stahal, Icel. st[=a]l, Dan.
staal, Sw. st[*a]l, Old Prussian stakla.]
1. (Metal) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and
properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing
between one half of one per cent and one and a half per
cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with
an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be
tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability
decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in
carbon.
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2. An instrument or implement made of steel; as:
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(a) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. "Brave Macbeth . .
. with his brandished steel." --Shak.
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While doubting thus he stood,
Received the steel bathed in his brother's
blood. --Dryden.
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(b) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for
sharpening knives.
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(c) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint.
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3. Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is
characterized by sternness or rigor. "Heads of steel."
--Johnson. "Manhood's heart of steel." --Byron.
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4. (Med.) A chalybeate medicine. --Dunglison.
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Note: Steel is often used in the formation of compounds,
generally of obvious meaning; as, steel-clad,
steel-girt, steel-hearted, steel-plated, steel-pointed,
etc.
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Bessemer steel (Metal.) See in the Vocabulary.
Blister steel. (Metal.) See under Blister.
Cast steel (Metal.), a fine variety of steel, originally
made by smelting blister or cementation steel; hence,
ordinarily, steel of any process of production when
remelted and cast.
Chrome steel, Chromium steel (Metal.), a hard, tenacious
variety containing a little chromium, and somewhat
resembling tungsten steel.
Mild steel (Metal.), a kind of steel having a lower
proportion of carbon than ordinary steel, rendering it
softer and more malleable.
Puddled steel (Metal.), a variety of steel produced from
cast iron by the puddling process.
Steel duck (Zool.), the goosander, or merganser. [Prov.
Eng.]
Steel mill.
(a) (Firearms) See Wheel lock, under Wheel.
(b) A mill which has steel grinding surfaces.
(c) A mill where steel is manufactured.
Steel trap, a trap for catching wild animals. It consists
of two iron jaws, which close by means of a powerful steel
spring when the animal disturbs the catch, or tongue, by
which they are kept open.
Steel wine, wine, usually sherry, in which steel filings
have been placed for a considerable time, -- used as a
medicine.
Tincture of steel (Med.), an alcoholic solution of the
chloride of iron.
Tungsten steel (Metal.), a variety of steel containing a
small amount of tungsten, and noted for its tenacity and
hardness, as well as for its malleability and tempering
qualities. It is also noted for its magnetic properties.
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Puddler
(gcide) | Puddler \Pud"dler\, n.
One who converts cast iron into wrought iron by the process
of puddling.
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mud puddle
(wn) | mud puddle
n 1: a puddle of mud; "the children loved a mud puddle" |
puddler
(wn) | puddler
n 1: a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling |
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