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. An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery. McElrath.

The Chinese paper parasol.

arn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery; as, to knit stockings.

One who, or that which, knits, joins, or unites; a knitting machine. Shak.

Union formed by knitting, as of bones. Knitting machine, one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting stockings, jerseys, and the like. -- Knitting , a stiff rod, as of steel wire, with rounded ends for knitting yarn or threads into a fabric, as in stockings. -- Knitting sheath, a sheath to receive the e…

Longfellow. A loud cry or some great knock. Holland. Knock off, a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.

a cam or the like for disconnecting something, as a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.

a rap; a series of raps. The . . . repeated knockings of the head upon the ground by the Chinese worshiper. H. Spencer.

Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; as, laborsaving machinery.

her holes, and used in drawing and holding together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt, etc. His hat hung at his back down by a lace. Chaucer. For striving more, the more in laces strong Himself he tied. Spenser.

forming the covering of a cylindrical object, as a boiler, or the cylinder of a carding machine or a steam engine.

A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.

or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work. Lapidary's lathe, mill, or wheel, a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing.

A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers. Ure. Lapping engine, Lapping machine (Textile Manuf.), A machine for forming fiber info a lap. See its Lap, 9.

A machine for turning, that is, for shaping articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool.

ally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown. Lawn mower, a machine for clipping the short grass of lawns. -- Lawn tennis, a variety of the game of tennis, played in the open air, sometimes upon a lawn, instead of in a tennis court. See Tennis.

gine. It is generally a shaft moving more or less independently of the other parts of a machine, as, in some marine engines, a shaft, driven by a small auxiliary engine, for independently operating the valves of the main engine to insure uniform motion.

uthorizing him to act as executor. -- Letter writer. (a) One who writes letters. (b) A machine for copying letters. (c) A book giving directions and forms for the writing of letters.

rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or to obtain motion from it. Compound lever, a machine consisting of two or more levers acting upon each other. -- Lever escapement. See Escapement. -- Lever jack. See Jack, n., 5. -- Lever watch, a watch having a vibrating lever to connect the action of the escape wheel with…

Chinese measure of distance, being a little more that one third of a mile.