- spindle-legs
- ˈspɪndlleɡz = spindle-shanks = spindle-shanks
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
spindle-legs
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spindle-legs — spinˈdle legs or spinˈdle shanks plural noun 1. Long slim legs 2. Hence (as sing) a person with long thin legs • • • Main Entry: ↑spindle … Useful english dictionary
spindle legs — … Useful english dictionary
Spindle turning — Spindle turning, or turning between centers, is a woodturning method referring to a piece of wood on a wood lathe that is being turned on its center axis. [Clifford, Brian. [http://www.turningtools.co.uk/wtintro/grain/grain.html Woodturning Grain … Wikipedia
spindle-legged — [spin′dəlshaŋkt΄spin′dəlleg΄id, spin′dəllegd΄] adj. having thin legs: also spindle shanked [spin′dəlshaŋkt΄] * * * … Universalium
spindle-legged — [spin′dəlshaŋkt΄spin′dəlleg΄id, spin′dəllegd΄] adj. having thin legs: also spindle shanked [spin′dəlshaŋkt΄] … English World dictionary
Spindle-legged — Spin dle legged , a. Having long, slender legs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spindle-shanked — Spin dle shanked , a. Having long, slender legs. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spindle — n. & v. n. 1 a a pin in a spinning wheel used for twisting and winding the thread. b a small bar with tapered ends used for the same purpose in hand spinning. c a pin bearing the bobbin of a spinning machine. 2 a pin or axis that revolves or on… … Useful english dictionary
Spindle (furniture) — A Spindle, in furniture, is an cylindrically symmetric shaft, usually made of wood. A spindle is usually made of a single piece of wood and typically has decoration (also axially symmetric) fashioned by hand or with a lathe. The spindle was… … Wikipedia
spindle-shanks — spinˈdle legs or spinˈdle shanks plural noun 1. Long slim legs 2. Hence (as sing) a person with long thin legs • • • Main Entry: ↑spindle … Useful english dictionary
spindle-shanks — plural noun informal, dated long, thin legs. ↘[treated as sing.] a person with long, thin legs. Derivatives spindle shanked adjective … English new terms dictionary
