Definition of chine

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Chine (n.) The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave..

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Crate :: Crate (v. t.) To pack in a crate or case for transportation; as, to crate a sewing machine; to crate peaches..
Tea :: Tea (n.) The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree (Thea, / Camellia, Chinensis). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other countries..
Knitter :: Knitter (n.) One who, or that which, knits, joins, or unites; a knitting machine..
Borneol :: Borneol (n.) A rare variety of camphor, C10H17.OH, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra (Dryobalanops camphora), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also Borneo camphor, Malay camphor, and camphol..
Lace :: Lace (n.) That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc..
Stonecutting :: Stonecutter (n.) One whose occupation is to cut stone; also, a machine for dressing stone..
Threader :: Threader (n.) A tool or machine for forming a thread on a screw or in a nut.
Wedge :: Wedge (n.) A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising heavy bodies, and the like. It is one of the six elementary machines called the mechanical powers. See Illust. of Mechanical powers, under Mechanical..
Synchronology :: Synchronize (v. t.) To cause to agree in time; as, to synchronize the movements of different machines; to synchronize clocks..
Jig :: "Jig (n.) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine..
Comparator :: Comparator (n.) An instrument or machine for comparing anything to be measured with a standard measure; -- applied especially to a machine for comparing standards of length.
Share :: Share (n.) The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed..
Gin :: Gin (n.) A machine for raising or moving heavy weights, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc..
Kermes :: Kermes (n.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine..
Bayonet :: Bayonet (n.) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery..
Cash :: Cash (n.sing & pl.) A Chinese coin.
Sley :: Sley (v. t.) A guideway in a knitting machine.
Machine :: Machine (n.) Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle..
Mow :: Mow (v. i.) To cut grass, etc., with a scythe, or with a machine; to cut grass for hay..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack..
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