tweezers

  • 101roach holder — noun metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach • Syn: ↑roach clip • Hypernyms: ↑pincer, ↑pair of pincers, ↑tweezer, ↑pair of tweezers * * * roach clip or …

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  • 102tweese — noun see tweeze I * * * tweeze or tweese «tweez», verb, tweezed, tweezing, noun. –v.t. to pull out with tweezers: »Hairs which spoil the line should be tweezed out (Sunday Times). –n. Obsolete. 1. a case of small instruments, as of a surgeon. 2.… …

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  • 103tweez|er — «TWEE zuhr», noun. = tweezers. (Cf. ↑tweezers) …

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  • 104Burl — (b[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burled} (b[^u]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burling}.] [OE. burle stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F. bourlet, bourrelet, OF. bourel, a wreath or a roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc., dim. of… …

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  • 105Burled — Burl Burl (b[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burled} (b[^u]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burling}.] [OE. burle stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F. bourlet, bourrelet, OF. bourel, a wreath or a roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc.,… …

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  • 106Burling — Burl Burl (b[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burled} (b[^u]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burling}.] [OE. burle stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F. bourlet, bourrelet, OF. bourel, a wreath or a roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc.,… …

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  • 107Burling iron — Burl Burl (b[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burled} (b[^u]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burling}.] [OE. burle stuffing, or a knot in cloth; cf. F. bourlet, bourrelet, OF. bourel, a wreath or a roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc.,… …

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  • 108'Etui — [ E] tui ([asl] tw[ e] ), n. [F.] A case for one or several small articles; esp., a box in which scissors, tweezers, and other articles of toilet or of daily use are carried. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 109nanotechnology — an o*tech*nol o*gy (n[a^]n [ o]*t[e^]k*n[o^]l [ o]*j[=e]), n. The manipulation or construction of objects with sizes in the nanometer range or smaller. Note: Objects of the size of molecules may be moved and placed in specific locations using… …

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  • 110Tweese — Tweese, Tweeze Tweeze, n. [OE. tweeze, tweese, fr. F. [ e]tuis, pl. of [ e]tui a case, sheath, box; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. MNG. stuche a wide sleeve in which articles could be carried, OHG. st[=u]hha, G. stauche a short and narrow muff …

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