penny-size nail

penny-size nail
пенсовый гвоздь (гвоздь соответствующего размера по пенсовой системе, принятой в Великобритании и США, обозначаемый буквой "d")

Англо-русский словарь технических терминов. 2005.

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  • Nail (fastener) — A pile of nails. In woodworking and construction, a nail is a pin shaped, sharp object of hard metal or alloy used as a fastener. Formerly wrought iron, today s nails are typically made of steel, often dipped or coated to prevent corrosion in… …   Wikipedia

  • Penny — A penny (pl. pence or pennies) is a coin or a unit of currency used in several English speaking countries.ValueIn the 8th century, Charlemagne declared that 240 pennies or pfennigs should be minted from a pound of silver. A Carolingian pound was… …   Wikipedia

  • Nail — (n[=a]l), n. [AS. n[ae]gel, akin to D. nagel, OS. & OHG. nagal, G. nagel, Icel. nagl, nail (in sense 1), nagli nail (in sense 3), Sw. nagel nail (in senses 1 and 3), Dan. nagle, Goth. ganagljan to nail, Lith. nagas nail (in sense 1), Russ. nogote …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nail ball — Nail Nail (n[=a]l), n. [AS. n[ae]gel, akin to D. nagel, OS. & OHG. nagal, G. nagel, Icel. nagl, nail (in sense 1), nagli nail (in sense 3), Sw. nagel nail (in senses 1 and 3), Dan. nagle, Goth. ganagljan to nail, Lith. nagas nail (in sense 1),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nail plate — Nail Nail (n[=a]l), n. [AS. n[ae]gel, akin to D. nagel, OS. & OHG. nagal, G. nagel, Icel. nagl, nail (in sense 1), nagli nail (in sense 3), Sw. nagel nail (in senses 1 and 3), Dan. nagle, Goth. ganagljan to nail, Lith. nagas nail (in sense 1),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -penny — [pen′ē, pə nē] combining form forming adjectives 1. costing a (specified) number of pennies 2. having a size designated as (a specified number) [a sixpenny nail is larger than a fourpenny nail, but the numbers in their designations do not specify …   Universalium

  • -penny — [pen′ē, pə nē] combining form forming adjectives 1. costing a (specified) number of pennies 2. having a size designated as (a specified number) [a sixpenny nail is larger than a fourpenny nail, but the numbers in their designations do not specify …   English World dictionary

  • -penny — ( d)    an ending added to a number to indicate the size of a nail, as in sixpenny (6d) nail or tenpenny nail. It s not clear exactly how this terminology began, although the usual guess is that tenpenny nails originally cost ten pence per… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

  • penny — pen•ny [[t]ˈpɛn i[/t]] n. pl. pen•nies, (esp. collectively for2,3,11)pence. 1) num a monetary unit of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S., equal to 1/100 of a dollar; one cent 2) num Also called new penny a monetary… …   From formal English to slang

  • -penny — adjective combining form Etymology: penny; perhaps from the original price per hundred being a (designated) nail size < an eightpenny nail > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • On the nail — Nail Nail (n[=a]l), n. [AS. n[ae]gel, akin to D. nagel, OS. & OHG. nagal, G. nagel, Icel. nagl, nail (in sense 1), nagli nail (in sense 3), Sw. nagel nail (in senses 1 and 3), Dan. nagle, Goth. ganagljan to nail, Lith. nagas nail (in sense 1),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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