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  • 31pencil — penciler; esp. Brit., penciller, n. pencillike, adj. /pen seuhl/, n., v., penciled, penciling or (esp. Brit.) pencilled, pencilling. n. 1. a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring… …

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  • 32drawing — /draw ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that draws. 2. a graphic representation by lines of an object or idea, as with a pencil; a delineation of form without reference to color. 3. a sketch, plan, or design, esp. one made with pen, pencil …

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  • 33temper — I. v. a. 1. Modify, qualify, mix in due proportion. 2. Soften, mollify, assuage, soothe, calm, moderate, restrain, pacify, attemper, appease. 3. Adapt, fit, suit, adjust, accommodate. 4. Bring to the right degree of hardness (as iron, by sudden… …

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  • 34temper — /ˈtɛmpə / (say tempuh) noun 1. a particular state of mind or feelings. 2. habit of mind, especially with respect to irritability or impatience, outbursts of anger, or the like. 3. heat of mind or passion, shown in outbursts of anger, resentment,… …

  • 35Mission Freedom Loudspeaker — The Mission 770 Freedom was an award winning British loudspeaker produced by Mission Electronics, an audio company based in Huntingdon, United Kingdom. The Freedom model variants date from the late 70s through to the late 80s. In all of its… …

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  • 36Durometer — Du*rom e*ter, n. [L. durus hard + meter.] An instrument for measuring the degree of hardness; especially, an instrument for testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 37temper — I. transitive verb (tempered; tempering) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English & Anglo French; Old English temprian & Anglo French temprer, from Latin temperare to moderate, mix, temper; probably akin to Latin tempor , tempus time Date:… …

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  • 38Machete — For other uses, see Machete (disambiguation). Older machete from Latin America The machete (   …

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  • 39Eyebar — each side truss has sixteen elements. Of these, 7 are in compression and are fabricated as lattice beams. Theremaining 9 elements are only in tension and are composed of eyebars. Shear and bending forces are accommodated completely within the… …

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  • 40temper — 1) the operation of tempering; 2) the degree of hardness left in a steel bar after quenching and tempering; 3) the grading of the hardness of low carbon cold rolled strip, e.g. hard, half hard, quarter hard, skin passed, soft; 4) an indication of …

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