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settlings





NOUN
silt
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Bubeyev’s defense claimed that the privacy settlings on his account made the articles he shared available only to him and his 12 friends.

From Washington Times ● May 31, 2016

It is then beaten again, and again allowed to settle, drawing off the clear water; and these alternate beatings, settlings, and drawing off the clear water, are repeated, till nothing remain but a thick substance.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Robert Kerr

But for the slight concavities on the hilltop that marked shuttler settlings, there was little to indicate their previous presence.

From Attrition by Roy G. Krenkel

It should be allowed to become cold, when all the greasy particles will float on the surface, and becoming hard, can be easily taken off, and the settlings will remain at the bottom.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by William Kitchiner

Let it stand awhile until it has well settled, then pour away the water from it and dry the settlings, which will become a powder like ashes.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola


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