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Flathead :: Flathead (n.) A Chinook Indian. See Chinook, n., 1..

Way :: Way (n.) The longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces, on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a table or carriage moves..

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

Feed :: Feed (n.) The motion, or act, of carrying forward the stuff to be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing machine; or of producing progressive operation upon any material or object in a machine, as, in a turning lathe, by moving the cutting tool along or in the work..

Lathered :: Lathered (imp. & p. p.) of Lathe.

Plathelminth :: Plathelminth (n.) One of the Platyelminthes.

Turner :: Turner (n.) One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe..

Shears :: Shears (n.) The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or planer. See Illust. under Lathe..

Swing :: Swing (n.) Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it..

Lay :: Lay (v. t.) The lathe of a loom. See Lathe, 3..

Lathe :: Lathe (n.) The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; -- called also lay and batten..

Tournery :: Tournery (n.) Work turned on a lathe; turnery.

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..

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

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

Reed :: Reed (n.) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the weft; a sley. See Batten..

Heddle :: Heddle (n.) One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp threads to the lathe or batten in a loom..

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) The shaft, mandrel, or arbor, in a machine tool, as a lathe or drilling machine, etc., which causes the work to revolve, or carries a tool or center, etc..

Flatworm :: Flatworm (n.) Any worm belonging to the Plathelminthes; also, sometimes applied to the planarians..

Lather :: Lather (n.) Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.

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