sharp instrument

  • 61Hewn — Hew Hew (h[=u]), v. t. [imp. {Hewed} (h[=u]d); p. p. {Hewed} or {Hewn} (h[=u]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hewing}.] [AS. he[ a]wan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan, G. hauen, Icel. h[ o]ggva, Sw. hugga, Dan. hugge, Lith. kova battle, Russ. kovate to… …

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  • 62Incise — In*cise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incising}.] [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser. See {Incide}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave. [1913 Webster] I on… …

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  • 63Incised — Incise In*cise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incising}.] [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser. See {Incide}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave. [1913… …

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  • 64Incising — Incise In*cise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incising}.] [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser. See {Incide}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave. [1913… …

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  • 65shear — I. verb (sheared; sheared or shorn; shearing) Etymology: Middle English sheren, from Old English scieran; akin to Old Norse skera to cut, Latin curtus mutilated, curtailed, Greek keirein to cut, shear, Sanskrit kṛnāti he injures Date: before 12th …

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  • 66metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… …

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  • 67shear — shearer, n. shearless, adj. /shear/, v., sheared, sheared or shorn, shearing, n. v.t. 1. to cut (something). 2. to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument: to shear wool from sheep …

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  • 68blade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cutter, edge; sword; knife; leaf (of grass); dandy, sport. See sharpness, impurity, affectation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A cutting instrument] Syn. edge, cutting edge, knife, sword; see knife , razor …

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  • 69chop —    1. to kill    Originally standard English, meaning to kill an animal by a blow from the hand. When killing humans, the blow is with a sharp instrument:     Unless he chopped us both (which seemed far fetched, pirate and Old Etonian though he… …

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  • 70puncture — 1) n. a wound made accidentally or deliberately by a sharp object or instrument. Puncture wounds need careful treatment as a small entry hole in the skin can disguise serious injury in an underlying organ or tissue. Punctures are also performed… …

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