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English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have … Wikipedia
Fusee (horology) — Used in older spring powered mechanical watches and clocks, a fusee is a cone shaped pulley with a spiral groove around it, wound with a cord or chain which is attached to the mainspring barrel. Fusees were used from the 1400s to the early 1900s… … Wikipedia
Verge — Verge, n. [F. verge, L. virga; perhaps akin to E. wisp.] 1. A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean. [1913 Webster] 2. The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, they… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, rod, measuring rod, margin, from Anglo French, rod, area of jurisdiction, from Latin virga twig, rod, line Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) a rod or staff carried as an emblem of authority or symbol of office (2)… … New Collegiate Dictionary
lock — lock1 lockless, adj. /lok/, n. 1. a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc. 2. a contrivance… … Universalium
verge — verge1 [vʉrj] n. [ME < OFr, rod, wand, stick, yard, hoop < L virga, twig, rod, wand < IE * wizga < base * wei , to bend, twist > WIRE, WHISK] 1. a) the edge, brink, or margin (of something): also used figuratively [the verge of the … English World dictionary
foliot — ˈfōlēət noun ( s) Etymology: French, from Middle French, probably from folier to play the fool, from fol foolish, mad more at fool : the earliest form of mechanical clock escapement consistin … Useful english dictionary