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A universal joint. See under Universal.
A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water in the joints.
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n.
A joining; a joint.
adv.
In a joint manner; together; unitedly; in concert; not separately.
n.
A tool for pointing the joints in brickwork.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Jointure
imp. & p. p.
of Jointure
n.
The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced.
n.
See Jointress.
n.
The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly (Eurytoma hordei), which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of America it does great damage to the crop.
a.
Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work.
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Having straight joints.
n.
A genus (Ephedra) of leafless shrubs, with the stems conspicuously jointed; -- called also shrubby horsetail. There are about thirty species, of which two or three are found from Texas to California.
n.
A slender, nearly leafless, American herb (Polygonum articulatum), with jointed spikes of small flowers.
a.
Having short intervals between the joints; -- said of a plant or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too short.
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Applied to a floor the boards of which are so laid that the joints form a continued line transverse to the length of the boards themselves.
n.
A woman who has a jointure.
v. t.
To settle a jointure upon.
a.
Having no jointure.
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Without a joint; rigid; stiff.
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