flange
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A pair of pillows complement them, their flange tying into the little pops of pink that are found throughout the space.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
I was looking at a toilet flange buried beneath two layers of laminate flooring!
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
It is supposed to be screwed to the floor and it also has slots that accept brass bolts used to connect the toilet to the flange.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
It’s mission-critical for the flange to be installed on top of the finished floor.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
He had constructed a flange that ran an inch past the length of the fin on both ends and bent it to match the curve of the casement.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Still, Kenmore created a new replacement part, doubling the thickness and adding flanges to make installation more flexible.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
If there are, investigators will want to examine them for any evidence of the carbon layers beginning to separate - a process known as delamination - especially at the point where they joined the flanges.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2023
One can join them using special flanges, much like ordinary pipes.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2022
Instead of the bell-shaped flanges of a traditional breast pump, a wearable pump has cups that can be tucked into the user’s bra.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2021
To the west, between two of the flanges of the tree that spread out to be roots, was a cavity.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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"This trend uses modern-made pieces but has traditional design elements and materials. Think skirted, flanged, wingbacked, or rolled seating. For materials, this means more linen, mohair, natural stone and wood," DelMonico adds.
From Fox News ● Mar. 3, 2022
The latest is the Series 18, a heel-shafted, flanged blade with a cavity sole and high density tungsten in the extreme heel and toe.
From Golf Digest ● Jan. 21, 2020
People talked knowledgeably about foam versus flanged, domes versus cylinders, bone conduction, how to avoid ear infections, and the importance of bringing noise-absorbing furniture and carpets into your home.
From Slate ● May 13, 2019
It makes contact with a power rail, the flanged wheels roll onto rails of a track, and your car accelerates at a controlled rate of 0.3g.
From The Verge ● Feb. 24, 2016
Between the sight lines of my raised knees his ear appeared, an amazing organ all its own, whorled and flanged, translucent in the bright lights.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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When flanging a tube, it is held and rotated with the left hand as above described, while the right hand holds the flanging tool.
From Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing by Frary, Francis C. (Francis Cowles)
He removed the Cap that had rested on his flanging Ears and sat at the Table with the Advance Agent and the English Tourist.
From More Fables by Ade, George
The flanging arms of the V, forced in a place too narrow, had caught between heavy stubs.
From The Blazed Trail by White, Stewart Edward
The hot color flooded his face, his freckles were drowned in a red sea, his flanging ears were crimson.
From Jane Journeys On by Mitchell, Ruth Comfort
This loomed twenty feet aloft, flanging out mushroom-fashion over the lower story, which presented a solid base.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen
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