flange
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Next, we carefully select the perimeter trim, which can vary from contrast cording to self-welt, 1-inch flange, ruffled edges, knife pleats and more, providing various options to suit individual tastes.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
The flange flares out and a flat surface is at the top.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
This contractor broke the seal between the toilet and the flange.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
Now, each time the toilet was flushed, water splashed around under the toilet, and some leaked out around the toilet flange.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
He had constructed a flange that ran an inch past the length of the fin on both ends and bent it to match the curve of the casement.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Bright orange robotic arms fastened bolts onto engine manifolds, pipe flanges and pump housings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Reef life thrives on hyperbolism, so to speak; the curvy surface structure of coral maximizes nutrient intake, and nudibranchs propel through water with frilly flanges.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
Still, Kenmore created a new replacement part, doubling the thickness and adding flanges to make installation more flexible.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
The flanges and their join to the carbon fibre will be central to the investigation now under way with US and Canadian authorities.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2023
To the west, between two of the flanges of the tree that spread out to be roots, was a cavity.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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"This trend uses modern-made pieces but has traditional design elements and materials. Think skirted, flanged, wingbacked, or rolled seating. For materials, this means more linen, mohair, natural stone and wood," DelMonico adds.
From Fox News ● Mar. 3, 2022
The latest is the Series 18, a heel-shafted, flanged blade with a cavity sole and high density tungsten in the extreme heel and toe.
From Golf Digest ● Jan. 21, 2020
People talked knowledgeably about foam versus flanged, domes versus cylinders, bone conduction, how to avoid ear infections, and the importance of bringing noise-absorbing furniture and carpets into your home.
From Slate ● May 13, 2019
It makes contact with a power rail, the flanged wheels roll onto rails of a track, and your car accelerates at a controlled rate of 0.3g.
From The Verge ● Feb. 24, 2016
Between the sight lines of my raised knees his ear appeared, an amazing organ all its own, whorled and flanged, translucent in the bright lights.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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This flanging of the upper end or tail ensures the arrow spinning rapidly as it falls through the air, and at the same times preserves its vertical position during its descent.
From Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
He removed the Cap that had rested on his flanging Ears and sat at the Table with the Advance Agent and the English Tourist.
From More Fables by George Ade
A better flanging tool is made from a triangular piece of copper or brass, about 1⁄16 inch thick, and mounted in a suitable handle.
From Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing by Francis C. (Francis Cowles) Frary
Fire-door opening formed by flanging and riveting together the inner and outer sheets.
From Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives Baldwin Locomotive Works by Matthew Baird
The flanging arms of the V, forced in a place too narrow, had caught between heavy stubs.
From The Blazed Trail by Stewart Edward White
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