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Pinacolin
n.
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A colorless oily liquid related to the ketones, and obtained by the decomposition of pinacone; hence, by extension, any one of the series of which pinacolin proper is the type.
Pinacone
n.
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A white crystalline substance related to the glycols, and made from acetone; hence, by extension, any one of a series of substances of which pinacone proper is the type.
Pinacotheca
n.
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A picture gallery.
Pinafore
n.
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An apron for a child to protect the front part of dress; a tier.
Pinakothek
n.
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Pinacotheca.
Pinaster
n.
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A species of pine (Pinus Pinaster) growing in Southern Europe.
Pinaces
pl.
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of Pinax
Pinax
n.
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A tablet; a register; hence, a list or scheme inscribed on a tablet.
Pince-nez
n.
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Eyeglasses kept on the nose by a spring.
Pincers
n. pl.
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See Pinchers.
Pinched
imp. & p. p.
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of Pinch
Pinching
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Pinch
Pinch
v. t.
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To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies.
Pinch
v. t.
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o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals.
Pinch
v. t.
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To plait.
Pinch
v. t.
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Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.
Pinch
v. t.
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To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch. See Pinch, n., 4.
Pinch
v. i.
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To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as, the shoe pinches.
Pinch
v. i.
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To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
Pinch
v. i.
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To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous.
Pinch
n.
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A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip.
Pinch
n.
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As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.
Pinch
n.
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Pian; pang.
Pinch
n.
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A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar.
Pinchbeck
n.
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An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper. It is much used as an imitation of gold in the manufacture of cheap jewelry.
Pinchbeck
a.
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Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal.
Pinchcock
n.
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A clamp on a flexible pipe to regulate the flow of a fluid through the pipe.
Pinchem
n.
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The European blue titmouse.
Pincher
n.
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One who, or that which, pinches.
Pinchers
n. pl.
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An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc.