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  • 61D-ring — A D ring held by a strap, used to secure cargo in a vehicle. A D ring is an item of hardware, usually a metal ring shaped like the letter D. It may be used at the end of a leather or fabric strap, or may be secured to a surface with a metal or… …

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  • 62Pierian Spring — The Pierian Spring is mentioned in Alexander Pope s poem Essay on Criticism as the metaphorical source of knowledge about art and science: Pieria is a district of Macedonia believed to be the home of the Muses, the deities of the arts and… …

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  • 63tree ring — /ˈtri rɪŋ/ (say tree ring) noun a ring, one of a series visible in a cross section of a tree, which indicates a point of new growth in the cambium, as in spring. Also, annual ring, growth ring …

  • 64Piston ring — Pis ton ring (Mach.) A spring packing ring, or any of several such rings, for a piston. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 65Monte Vista High School (Spring Valley, California) — Coordinates: 32°44′10.42″N 116°58′29.87″W / 32.7362278°N 116.9749639°W / 32.7362278; 116.9749639 …

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  • 66Pixy ring — Pixy Pix y, Pixie Pix ie, n.; pl. {Pixies}. [For Pucksy, from Puck.] 1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. [Written also {picksy}.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A low creeping evergreen plant ({Pyxidanthera barbulata}), with mosslike leaves and …

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  • 67Black Spring Press — Founded in 1985, Black Spring Press has published works by varied artists and authors including Nick Cave, Anaïs Nin, Charles Baudelaire, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Carolyn Cassady and Leonard Cohen and many more. They specialise in contemporary… …

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  • 68brush spring — A spring which pushes against the back end of a carbon brush in an electric motor to force it against the commutator or slip ring. Also see carbon brush spring …

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  • 69garter spring — A long, thin coil spring with ends joined to form a ring. Also see lip seal with garter spring …

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  • 70piston ring — n a circular metal spring used to stop gas or liquid escaping from between a piston and the tube that it moves in …

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