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Example sentences for "thin piece"

  • It has a back (whence the name) made of a thin piece of brass or iron put on so as to give the blade the necessary firmness.

  • For the latter a thin piece of straight-grained oak, elm, or ash can be used.

  • Over this tie a thin piece of larding pork.

  • Tie on top of each a thin piece of pork, place them in a saucepan with slices of ham, and moisten half their height with an equal quantity of consomme (Art.

  • Prepare and clean eight plovers for roasting; tie on top of each a thin piece of pork; and roast them twenty minutes.

  • Ruling Blank Books A special ruling for a blank book can be drawn by using a thin piece of sheet metal or cardboard, cut as shown in Fig.

  • The disk is mounted on a thin piece of board and a pin is driven through the center from the back side so as to make a projecting point on the upper side on which to place the magnetized needle of a compass.

  • The asbestos inclosing the heating wires is covered with a thin piece of sheet iron, which is made to fit tightly over the bottom and sides.

  • The same method applies to the front runner, except that only one pair of blocks are used at the center and a thin piece of wood fastened to their tops to serve as the fifth wheel.

  • A thin piece of anything, especially of marble or other stone, having plane surfaces.

  • A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the operation of breaking.

  • A small sop; a small, thin piece of toasted bread soaked in milk, broth, or the like; a small piece of toasted or fried bread cut into some special shape and used for garnishing.

  • A thin piece of metal placed between two parts to make a fit.

  • Never bake a lean, thin piece; it will all shrivel away.

  • Never bake a lean, thin piece, it will all shrivel away.

  • I think it can be done best in oil, using the rag to wipe out the color and combing in the edges of the hearts with a rubber comb covered with a thin piece of rag.

  • The edges of the work toward the side of the panel should be filled out either by hand or with a small rubber or leather comb covered with a thin piece of rag, being careful to follow close to the last line done by hand.

  • Defn: A thin piece of metal placed between two parts to make a fit.

  • Founding) Defn: A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady a core.

  • The two halves of the case, the half molds being still attached, are set up on end, back to back, being separated by a thin piece of plaster or a strip of cardboard which should extend two inches above the top.

  • When leather hard the plate is gone over with a thin piece of rubber and when quite hard it may be removed from the mold.

  • A thin piece of paste cut into fancy shape can be placed in the center for ornament if desired.

  • Serve each pigeon on a thin piece of moistened buttered toast.

  • A dry biscuit or a thin piece of bread and butter is usually offered with the tea.

  • Take a cardboard or a thin piece of wood, fold and place it between two pieces of board with the fold up; the boards are then put in a vise as shown.

  • It has a back for the purpose of strength, formed of a thin piece of brass or iron, let in so as to give the blade the requisite firmness necessary in using it.

  • The deck is to be made of a thin piece of deal, and must be fitted very accurately, so that no water may enter the hold.

  • In treating these a heavy layer is spread over the affected part and then covered with absorbent cotton or a thin piece of clean cotton cloth.

  • While holding a thin piece of paper against a comb with the open lips, produce musical tones with the vocal cords.

  • Secure a portion of the mesentery over a circular opening in a thin piece of cork and examine it with a microscope of low power.

  • Through a thin piece of card cut a hole large enough to allow the head of the plug to protrude, place it in the block to protect the engraving, then cut off the projecting head close to the card with a fine saw.

  • While doing this it is essential to protect the surrounding work from the belly of the tool by a thin piece of card (Fig.

  • Place the paper on the inked block without slurring it, and on the paper drop a thin piece of card--a postcard will do--hold down by the left hand and rub on the top of the card with the burnisher until an impression is taken.

  • A thin piece of hard wood or bone will do well if smoothed and bevelled off a little on the edge to be used under the tool.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    being anxious; children will; cranial capacity; second mate; thin strip; thine house; thine only; thing that; thing which; things are; things divine; things existing; things hoped; things indifferent; things present; things spiritual; things will; think anything; think not; think proper; think them; think very; think will; thinking that; thinking what; thinly sliced