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  • 61Bulk tank — In dairy farming a bulk milk cooling tank is a large storage tank for cooling and holding milk at a cold temperature until it can be picked up by a milk hauler. The bulk milk cooling tank is an important piece of dairy farm equipment. It is… …

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  • 62gros point — /groh poynt /, pl. gros points. 1. a large stitch used in embroidery. Cf. petit point (def. 1), tent stitch. 2. Venetian point lace with raised work and large designs. [1860 65; < F: large point] * * * …

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  • 63ladder stitch — an embroidery stitch in which crossbars at equal distances are produced between two solid ridges of raised work. [1880 85] * * * …

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  • 64snarl — 1. noun a) A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty. b) The act of snarl …

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  • 65bas-relief — 1660s, from Fr. bas relief, a loan translation of It. basso rilievo low relief, raised work …

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  • 66snarling iron — noun a tool struck with a hammer to create decorative raised work on metal …

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  • 67emboss — v. a. 1. Adorn with raised work, ornament in relief. 2. Cover with bosses or protuberances or relief …

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  • 68embossment — n. 1. Embossing. See the verb. 2. Protuberance, jut, prominence, raised work, figure in relief …

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  • 69gros point — [[t]ˈgroʊ ˌpɔɪnt[/t]] n. pl. gros points 1) clo a large stitch used in embroidery 2) tex a type of point lace with raised work and large designs • Etymology: 1860–65; &LT; F: large point …

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  • 70ladder stitch — /ˈlædə stɪtʃ/ (say laduh stich) noun an embroidery stitch in which crossbars at equal distances are produced between two solid ridges of raised work …