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Girdle
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- A circle of girls found in malls and high school halls, usually obstructing passage. example i ran into a girdle, so i was late for class.
- To encircle a tree with ax cuts or a saw kerf to sever the bark and cambium layer, thus killing the tree (24).
- A band, usually horizontal; esp. one ringing the shaft of a column.
- A set of bones making a ring or arch girdlestone’s operation girdlestone’s operation / &! d?lst??nz ?p?re??(?)n/
- An additional planking over the wales or bends. also, a frapping for girding a ship.
- To improve the buoyancy and stability of a wooden ship by adding planking along the waterline.
- A diamond’s girdle sits above the pavilion and beneath the crown. it is sometimes rough, but more often is faceted or polished.
- Narrow band which circumscribes the edge of the plane separating the crown and pavilion of a polished diamond. the girdle can be bruted, faceted or polished.
- The girdle is a thin perimeter line that runs around a diamond, dividing the crown above from the pavilion below. ideally the width of the girdle should be even and proportional to the cut of the stone. a girdle can be polished or unpolished and usually has no impact on the appearance or value of the diamond.
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Тонкий прослоек, русский
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Horizontal, английский
- Горизонталь; горизонтальный
- Горизонталь; горизонтальный 287
- At right angles to the direction of gravity; on the level; parallel to the horizon; neither vertical nor inclined.
- A direction parallel to the horizon, or what is commonly termed lying flat. one of the greatest inconveniences navigators have to struggle with is the frequent want of a distinct sight of the horizon. to obviate this a horizontal spinning speculum was adopted by mr. lerson, who was lost in the victory man-of-war, in which ship he was sent out to make trial of his instrument. this was afterwards improved by smeaton, and consists of a well-polished metal speculum about 3-1/2 inches in diameter, inclosed within a circular rim of brass, so fitted that the centre of gravity of the whole shall fall near the point on which it spins. this is the end of a steel axis running through the centre of the speculum, above which it finishes in a square for the convenience of fitting a
Additional, английский
- Дополнительный 33
- Дополнительный; добавочный
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Girk, английский
Never had a boyfriend/girlfriend example kyle is a girk.
Giraffiti, английский
Vandalism spray-painted very, very high up. example the giraffiti at the top of the golden gate bridge will simply have to remain there until fall.
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