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Plathelminthes :: Plathelminthes (n. pl.) Same as Platyelminthes.

Lath-shaped :: Lath-shaped (a.) Having a slender elongated form, like a lath; -- said of the feldspar of certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as seen in microscopic sections..

Lathed :: Lathed (imp. & p. p.) of Lat.

Screw-cutting :: Screw-cutting (a.) Adapted for forming a screw by cutting; as, a screw-cutting lathe..

Laths :: Laths (pl. ) of Lat.

Center :: Center (n.) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe..

Saponin :: Saponin (n.) A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of soapwort (Saponaria), in the bark of soap bark (Quillaia), etc. It is extracted as a white amorphous powder, which occasions a soapy lather in solution, and produces a local anaesthesia. Formerly called also struthiin, quillaiin, senegin, polygalic acid, etc. By extension, any one of a group of related bodies of which saponin proper is the type..

Treadle :: Treadle (n.) The part of a foot lathe, or other machine, which is pressed or moved by the foot..

Throw :: Throw (n.) A turner's lathe; a throwe.

Lather :: Lather (n.) Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse..

Exsuccous :: Exsuccous (a.) Destitute of juice; dry; sapless. Latham.

Headstock :: Headstock (n.) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; -- also called poppet head, the opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock..

Whisket :: Whisket (n.) A small lathe for turning wooden pins.

Flathead :: Flathead (a.) Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians..

Dog :: Dog (n.) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool..

Arbor :: Arbor (n.) A mandrel in lathe turning.

Turn :: Turn (v. t.) To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal..

Blatherskite :: Blatherskite (n.) A blustering, talkative fellow..

Lathereeve :: Lathereeve (n.) Alt. of Lathreev.

Clathrate :: Clathrate (a.) Shaped like a lattice; cancellate.

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