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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Tends machine that coats strands of yarn with size to stiffen and strengthen yarn for further processing: Positions yarn bobbins and takeup cylinders on spindles of machine. Threads yarn over fingers of $T3tension guides,$T1 across size-covered rollers, and around cylinders. Determines tension of yarn strands, using tensiometer. Pulls or releases yarn between tension guide and takeup cylinder to increase or decrease tension. Turns valve to admit size into retaining trough of machine. Observes machine to detect deviation of flow or supply of size from standard and notifies KNITTING-MACHINE FIXER, HEAD (knitting) of malfunction. Observes machine to detect yarn breakage and ties knot or rewraps yarn end around sizing cylinder to repair breaks. Doffs and labels cylinders of sized yarn. May mix size, following formula. (references) |
| Tends sanding machine that removes excess glue and lead from wooden pencil blanks: Removes metal clamp from blanks. Places blanks in machine hopper and starts machine. Removes sanded blanks from machine and stacks blanks on cart. May mix and spray coloring on ends of pencil blanks to indicate hardness of pencil lead, using spray gun. (references) | |
| Tends machine that cuts grooves in edges of plastic watch crystals: Centers and clamps crystal in rotary holding device. Starts machine and moves cutter blade against rotating crystal to cut grooves in edge of crystal. Removes crystal from machine onto tray. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-e-g-h-i-i-i-m-n-n-n-r-s-t-z" | |
-4 letters: indeterminacies. | |
-5 letters: disinheritance, intermediacies, merchandizings. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 49 5A 49 4E 47 2D 4D 41 43 48 49 4E 45 54 45 4E 44 45 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01001001 01011010 01001001 01001110 01000111 00101101 01001101 01000001 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000101 00100000 01010100 01000101 01001110 01000100 01000101 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S I Z I N G - M A C H I N E   T E N D E R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0049 005A 0049 004E 0047 002D 004D 0041 0043 0048 0049 004E 0045 0054 0045 004E 0044 0045 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53436043484115473537424348392543948383952 |
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