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  2. Closure (container) - Wikipedia

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    An aluminum bottle with a threaded aluminum screw closure. A closure is a device used to close or seal a container such as a bottle, jug, jar, tube, or can. A closure may be a cap, cover, lid, plug, liner, or the like. [1] The part of the container to which the closure is applied is called the finish. [2]

  3. Jar opener - Wikipedia

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    A jar opener is a kitchen device which is used to open glass or plastic jars. A jar is sealed by either (a) a screw-off rubberised lid or (b) a lid placed on the opening of the jar with a rubber sealing-ring between. Screw-off lids are usually made of metal with a thin rubber sealing layer, whereas lift-off lids mostly consist of glass.

  4. Screw cap - Wikipedia

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    A screw cap or closure is a common type of closure for bottles, jars, and tubes.. Common screw closures (from left to right): Plastic bottle with plastic screw cap, Dispensing closure for salad dressing (with inner seal), Break-away closure for syrup, Dispensing pump closure, Dispensing closure (with inner seal), Spray pump, Metal closure on glass jar, Child resistant closure, Cap on ...

  5. Leyden jar - Wikipedia

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    A Leyden jar (or Leiden jar, or archaically, Kleistian jar) is an electrical component that stores a high-voltage electric charge (from an external source) between electrical conductors on the inside and outside of a glass jar. It typically consists of a glass jar with metal foil cemented to the inside and the outside surfaces, and a metal ...

  6. Here's the Right Way to Open a Bottle of Champagne - AOL

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    To untwist, place the bottle at a 45-degree angle and face away from other people for added safety. Hold the neck of the bottle in one hand with your thumb on top of the cage applying gentle pressure.

  7. Bottle sling - Wikipedia

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    Firmly pulling on all four ends emerging from the knot tightens it against the neck of the bottle. Looping the running ends through the bight and tying them together will make a sling that grips and can be used to lift the bottle. [6] This provides a convenient method of lowering a beverage bottle from a boat into the water to chill.

  8. Tuning mechanisms for stringed instruments - Wikipedia

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    Turning the peg or pin tightens or loosens the string. Some tuning pegs and pins are tapered, some threaded. Some tuning pegs are ornamented with shell, metal, or plastic inlays, beads (pips) or rings. Other tuning systems include screw-and-lever tuners, geared tuners, and the konso friction tuning system (using braided leather rings).

  9. Oud - Wikipedia

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    The oud (Arabic: عود, romanized: ʿūd, pronounced) [1] [2] [3] is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument [4] (a chordophone in the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of instruments), usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses, but some models have five or seven courses, with 10 or 13 strings respectively.