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  • 81Flat nail — Flat Flat (fl[a^]t), a. [Compar. {Flatter} (fl[a^]t r[ e]r); superl. {Flattest} (fl[a^]t t[e^]st).] [Akin to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet floor, G. fl[ o]tz stratum, layer.] 1. Having an even and horizontal surface,… …

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  • 82Frost nail — Frost Frost (fr[o^]st; 115), n. [OE. frost, forst, AS. forst, frost. fr. fre[ o]san to freeze; akin to D. varst, G., OHG., Icel., Dan., & Sw. frost. [root]18. See {Freeze}, v. i.] 1. The act of freezing; applied chiefly to the congelation of… …

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  • 83Garden nail — Garden Gar den (g[aum]r d n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin, jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G. garten; akin to AS. geard. See {Yard} an inclosure.] 1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits,… …

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  • 84finishing nail — fin′ishing nail n. bui a slender nail with a small globular head that can easily be countersunk …

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  • 85cottage nail — noun : a small cut nail similar to a shingle nail and available in lengths 3/4 in. to 1 1/2 in …

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  • 86spike-nail — spikeˈ nail noun A large small headed nail • • • Main Entry: ↑spike …

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  • 87hang|nail — «HANG NAYL», noun. a small piece of skin that hangs by one end at the side or base of a nail, especially a fingernail; agnail. ╂[alteration (influenced by hang) of agnail] …

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  • 88wiggle nail — noun a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry • Syn: ↑corrugated fastener • Hypernyms: ↑fastener, ↑fastening, ↑holdfast, ↑fixing * * * noun …

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  • 89hang·nail — /ˈhæŋˌneıl/ noun, pl nails [count] : a small piece of skin hanging loose at the side or bottom of a fingernail …

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  • 90tack — 1. noun /tak,tæk/ a) A small nail with a flat head. I thought that my refusing Barnard would alienate Botha, and decided that such a tack was too risky. b) A small, sharp, nail like object used especially to affix thin items to thicker ones, but… …

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