Definition of chine

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Chine (v. t.) To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.

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Crimper :: Crimper (n.) A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
Minder :: Minder (n.) One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a machine, or cattle; as, a minder of a loom..
Tool :: Tool (n.) A machine for cutting or shaping materials; -- also called machine tool.
Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber.
Operameter :: Operameter (n.) An instrument or machine for measuring work done, especially for ascertaining the number of rotations made by a machine or wheel in manufacturing cloth; a counter..
Shuttle :: Shuttle (n.) The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch..
Cumbersome :: Cumbersome (a.) Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or machine..
Rattletrap :: Rattletrap (n.) Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly.
Drawbench :: Drawbench (n.) A machine in which strips of metal are drawn through a drawplate; especially, one in which wire is thus made; -- also called drawing bench..
Itchiness :: Itchiness (n.) The state of being itchy.
Dredge :: Dredge (v. t.) To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine.
Synchronology :: Synchronize (v. t.) To cause to agree in time; as, to synchronize the movements of different machines; to synchronize clocks..
Feitsui :: Feitsui (n.) The Chinese name for a highly prized variety of pale green jade. See Jade.
Millwright :: Millwright (n.) A mechanic whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up their machinery..
Twilly :: Twilly (n.) A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying machine; -- called also twilly devil, and devil. See Devil, n., 6, and Willy..
Operative :: Operative (n.) A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory..
Ceryl :: Ceryl (n.) A radical, C27H55 supposed to exist in several compounds obtained from Chinese wax, beeswax, etc..
Plan :: Plan (a.) A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation or delineation of a horizontal section of anything, as of a building; a graphic representation; a diagram..
Sinologue :: Sinologue (n.) A student of Chinese; one versed in the Chinese language, literature, and history..
Calin :: Calin (n.) An alloy of lead and tin, of which the Chinese make tea canisters..
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