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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Operates machine that washes, rinses, and partially dries rugs and carpets: Starts machine, and turns valves to admit cleaning solutions and water. Feels rug to determine end to be fed into machine to retain natural lay of pile. Fastens edge of rug to pins on conveyor bar and guides rug into machine. Sprinkles chemical solutions on stained area to dissolve stains. Moves levers or turns handwheels to regulate roller clearance, sprayer, water force, and speed of machine to avoid damage to rugs. May soap and scrub rugs requiring special attention, using portable scrubber prior to cleaning in machine. May sort rugs according to pile before cleaning. May turn valve handle to regulate heat when machine is drier equipped. May sew rugs end-to-end, using rail-mounted sewing machine and portable sewing machine to obtain continuous rug lengths for processing through machine. May load and push handtruck to transport rugs within plant. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: RUG CLEANER, MACHINE |
| Specialty definitions using "RUG CLEANER, MACHINE": RUG-CLEANER HELPER. (references) |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 55 47 43 4C 45 41 4E 45 52 2C 4D 41 43 48 49 4E 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01010101 01000111 00100000 01000011 01001100 01000101 01000001 01001110 01000101 01010010 00101100 00100000 01001101 01000001 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R U G   C L E A N E R ,   M A C H I N E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0055 0047 0043 004C 0045 0041 004E 0045 0052 002C 004D 0041 0043 0048 0049 004E 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)52554123746393548395214247353742434839 |
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