flange
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A pair of pillows complement them, their flange tying into the little pops of pink that are found throughout the space.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
A 24-by-6-inch piece broke from the flange of one structural girder, Pihlstrom said.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 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
Prevent biofilm buildup by remembering to clean the flange whenever you clean the sink.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
He climbed it and in so doing opened the palm wound he’d incurred banging against the battery well’s metal flange with Kabuo Miyamoto’s fishing gaff.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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In the far distance, the twin flanges of Husky Stadium rise up over the landscape like a pair of reversed gullwing doors on a DeLorean.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Also brought ashore were what appeared to be the titanium flanges.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2023
One can join them using special flanges, much like ordinary pipes.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2022
With their curves and flanges they could be giant examples of Julia’s rococo designs.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2018
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
And also in Wilson, whose music derives first of all from black doo-wop, and whose voice on this track is gradually supplanted by a flanged synthesizer, as if being written over by Monáe’s creativity.
From Slate ● May 1, 2018
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 may be done in several ways.
From Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing by Francis C. (Francis Cowles) Frary
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
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
The removal of his velvet hat disclosed wide and flanging ears which gave his face an expression of quaint comedy, now at variance with his aghast and solemn look.
From Jane Journeys On by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Shows all types of boilers used; gives details of construction; practical facts, such as life of riveting, punches and dies; work done per day, allowance for bending and flanging sheets and other data.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?
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