oiled

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Over the following months the wood is cut, settled, rounded, spliced, planed, fitted with a brass tip and leather pad, sanded in nine different ways, oiled, and finally waxed, before being complete.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

Exterior walls, built from Douglas fir, were freshly oiled and flammable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

If using a ready made crust with two in a pack, roll out the second one, use a cookie cutter to make rounds to place in an oiled muffin pan for mini pies.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2024

Common fixture and hardware finishes include: nickel, chrome, brass, oiled bronze and black.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024

The geometrical days, which go around and around, smoothly and oiled.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood