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That portion of the interior of a spiral shell which can be seen by looking into the aperture.

To supply (the material to be operated upon) to a machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press.

A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.

A casement or window sash, closed with cloth or paper instead of glass. Weale.

consisting of concentric tubes of copper separated by an insulating material composed of paper saturated with black mineral wax.

A part of a French newspaper (usually the bottom of the page), devoted to light literature, criticism, etc.; also, the article or tale itself, thus printed.

r certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature. Fiat money, irredeemable paper currency, not resting on a specie basis, but deriving its purchasing power from the declaratory fiat of the government issuing it.

Having a visible fiber embodied in the surface of; -- applied esp. to a kind of paper for checks, drafts, etc.

A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing.

A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article; a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a pretty figure.

An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence or classified for preservation and reference; as, files of letters or of newspapers; this mail brings English files to the 15th instant.

alled on account of the roughly granulated skin, which is sometimes used in place of sandpaper.

Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal, through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it from the solid or impure matter held in suspension; a chamber or device containing such substance; a strainer; also, a similar device for purifying air. Filter bed, a pond, the bottom of which is a fil…

own; hence, to fall in with, as a person. Searching the window for a flint, I found This paper, thus sealed up. Shak. In woods and forests thou art found. Cowley.

To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with. Let the papers lie; You would be fingering them to anger me. Shak.

sulphur, metallic filings, and various salts. The most common feature of fireworks is a paper or pasteboard tube filled with the combustible material. A number of these tubes or cases are often combined so as to make, when kindled, a great variety of figures in fire, often variously colored. The skyrocket is a common…

Shaped like a whiplash; long, slender, round, flexible, and (comming) tapering.

rotecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting.

t (or sharp) consonant. Flat arch. (Arch.) See under Arch, n., 2. (b). -- Flat cap, cap paper, not folded. See under Paper. -- Flat chasing, in fine art metal working, a mode of ornamenting silverware, etc., producing figures by dots and lines made with a punching tool. Knight. -- Flat chisel, a sculptor's chisel fo…

Thin or transfer paper.