wood shavings

  • 1wood shavings — n. curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing, excelsior …

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  • 2wood shavings — noun thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing • Syn: ↑excelsior • Hypernyms: ↑packing material, ↑packing, ↑wadding …

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  • 3wood wool — noun Fine wood shavings • • • Main Entry: ↑wood * * * wood wool, fine shavings made from pine wood, used as a surgical dressing, in plaster, and as an insulating material: »The roof construction has been changed to slabs of wood wool in place of… …

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  • 4wood-wool — /wood wool /, n. fine wood shavings, usually of pine, or chemically treated wood fibers: used for surgical dressings, as an insulating material, as a binder in plaster, for packing breakable objects, etc. [1550 60] * * * …

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  • 5wood-wool slabs — plural noun Slabs made from long wood shavings with a cementing material, used for linings, partitions, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑wood …

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  • 6wood-wool — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : fine wood shavings or prepared wood fibers used for surgical dressings, as a substitute for hair in plaster, and as a packing and insulating material * * * /wood wool /, n. fine wood shavings, usually of pine, or chemically… …

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  • 7shavings — n. wood shavings * * * wood shavings …

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  • 8shavings — shav|ings [ˈʃeıvıŋz] n [plural] very thin pieces, especially of wood, cut from a surface with a sharp blade ▪ a pile of wood shavings on the floor …

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  • 9shavings — noun (plural) very thin pieces, especially of wood, cut from a surface with a sharp blade: a pile of wood shavings on the floor …

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  • 10shavings — noun ; those particles or pieces left after or created by shaving. wood shavings …

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