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  2. Glossary of woodworking - Wikipedia

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    A strong chisel for general work or mortising; may have square sides or bevels on both sides. fishtail chisel. Also called a gouge. A chisel or gouge with a splayed end. flat gouge A gouge with minimal curvature used for finishing and smoothing. flitch A rough-cut board in which the round of the tree trunk is still visible. float

  3. List of culinary knife cuts - Wikipedia

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    Hangetsu-giri; half-moon cut, cut into round slices which are cut in half. Aname-giri ; diagonal cut, cut at a 45-degree angle to make oval slices. Icho-giri; gingko leaf cut, cut into round slices which are cut into quarters. Koguchigiri; small edge cuts into tiny round slices. Kushigatagiri; wedge cut or comb cut. Kakugiri; cut into cubes.

  4. Quarter sawing - Wikipedia

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    Quarter sawing or quartersawing is a woodworking process that produces quarter-sawn or quarter-cut boards in the rip cutting of logs into lumber. The resulting lumber can also be called radially-sawn or simply quartered .

  5. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes called the "public" side. ruching A gathered overlay. The fabric is gathered on two parallel sides and stitched to an underlay, creating a shelf effect. It is often done in sheers, like chiffon running stitch A running stitch is an embroidery stitch that passes in and out of the fabric in a straight line.

  6. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    Masonry of large blocks cut with even faces and square edges. Astragal A moulding profile composed of a half-round surface surrounded by two flat planes . Atlas A support sculpted in the form of a man, which may take the place of a column, a pier or a pilaster. Atrium

  7. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Hip, hipped: A hipped roof is sloped in two pairs of directions (e.g. N–S and E–W) compared to the one pair of direction (e.g. N–S or E–W) for a gable roof. Cross hipped: The result of joining two or more hip roof sections together, forming a T or L shape for the simplest forms, or any number of more complex shapes.

  8. What is 'preppy'? The old slang has a new meaning

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    Preppy is a slang word that means colorful, frilly clothing. ... Lululemon and Lily Pulitzer," a young girl named Simone explained to her half-sister Nicole Pellegrino in a ... Workday to cut 8.5% ...

  9. Sawing a woman in half - Wikipedia

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    The "double sawing illusion" is a way of adding an extra effect to box-type sawings. It is generally associated with the "thin-model" sawing apparatus. The magician saws two people in half using two sets of apparatus. The people are usually chosen or dressed so as to be clearly distinguishable.