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thrower
(encz) | thrower,vrhač n: Zdeněk Brož |
Thrower
(gcide) | Thrower \Throw"er\ (thr[=o]"[~e]r), n.
One who throws. Specifically:
(a) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
(b) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
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thrower
(wn) | thrower
n 1: a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread
or yarn [syn: throwster, thrower]
2: someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion
of the arm)
3: a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes
them it a kiln [syn: potter, thrower, ceramicist,
ceramist] |
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dart thrower
(encz) | dart thrower, n: |
flame-thrower
(encz) | flame-thrower,plamenomet n: Zdeněk Brož |
flamethrower
(encz) | flamethrower,plamenomet n: Zdeněk Brož |
grenade thrower
(encz) | grenade thrower, n: |
snow thrower
(encz) | snow thrower, n: |
spear thrower
(encz) | spear thrower, n: |
flamethrower
(gcide) | flamethrower \flamethrower\ n. (Mil.)
a weapon that squirts ignited liquid or gelatinous fuel for
several yards.
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Silk thrower
(gcide) | Silk \Silk\, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to
Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an
Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L.
sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. Sericeous. Serge a woolen
stuff.]
1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of
caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm
is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that
produced by the larvae of Bombyx mori.
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2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named
material.
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3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the
female flower of maize.
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Raw silk, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and
before it is manufactured.
Silk cotton, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of
the silk-cotton tree.
Silk-cotton tree (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees
of the genera Bombax and Eriodendron, and belonging to
the order Bombaceae. The trees grow to an immense size,
and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony substance,
which is used for stuffing cushions, but can not be spun.
Silk flower. (Bot.)
(a) The silk tree.
(b) A similar tree (Calliandra trinervia) of Peru.
Silk fowl (Zool.), a breed of domestic fowls having silky
plumage.
Silk gland (Zool.), a gland which secretes the material of
silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium.
Silk gown, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been
appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel
himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers,
who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.]
Silk grass (Bot.), a kind of grass (Stipa comata) of the
Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The
name is also sometimes given to various species of the
genera Aqave and Yucca.
Silk moth (Zool.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See
Silkworm.
Silk shag, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with
a stiffer nap.
Silk spider (Zool.), a large spider (Nephila plumipes),
native of the Southern United States, remarkable for the
large quantity of strong silk it produces and for the
great disparity in the sizes of the sexes.
Silk thrower, Silk throwster, one who twists or spins
silk, and prepares it for weaving. --Brande & C.
Silk tree (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree ({Albizzia
Julibrissin}) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat
pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky
stamens of its blossoms. Also called silk flower.
Silk vessel. (Zool.) Same as Silk gland, above.
Virginia silk (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Periploca
Gr[ae]ca}) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on
the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe.
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spear thrower
(gcide) | Throwing stick \Throw"ing stick`\ (Anthropol.)
An instrument used by various savage races for throwing a
spear; -- called also throw stick and spear thrower. One
end of the stick receives the butt of the spear, as upon a
hook or thong, and the other end is grasped with the hand,
which also holds the spear, toward the middle, above it with
the finger and thumb, the effect being to bring the place of
support nearer the center of the spear, and practically
lengthen the arm in the act of throwing. In Mexico, one such
device is called the atlatl.
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Thrower
(gcide) | Thrower \Throw"er\ (thr[=o]"[~e]r), n.
One who throws. Specifically:
(a) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.
(b) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.
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dart thrower
(wn) | dart thrower
n 1: a device resembling a sling that is used in various
primitive societies to propel a dart or spear [syn:
throwing stick, throwing board, spear thrower, {dart
thrower}] |
flamethrower
(wn) | flamethrower
n 1: a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards |
grenade thrower
(wn) | grenade thrower
n 1: an infantryman equipped with grenades [syn: grenadier,
grenade thrower] |
snow thrower
(wn) | snow thrower
n 1: a machine that removes snow by scooping it up and throwing
it forcefully through a chute [syn: snow thrower, {snow
blower}] |
spear thrower
(wn) | spear thrower
n 1: a device resembling a sling that is used in various
primitive societies to propel a dart or spear [syn:
throwing stick, throwing board, spear thrower, {dart
thrower}] |
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