- wood shavings
- nounthin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing• Syn: ↑excelsior• Hypernyms: ↑packing material, ↑packing, ↑wadding
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wood shavings
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wood shavings — n. curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing, excelsior … English contemporary dictionary
wood wool — noun Fine wood shavings • • • Main Entry: ↑wood * * * wood wool, fine shavings made from pine wood, used as a surgical dressing, in plaster, and as an insulating material: »The roof construction has been changed to slabs of wood wool in place of… … Useful english dictionary
wood-wool — /wood wool /, n. fine wood shavings, usually of pine, or chemically treated wood fibers: used for surgical dressings, as an insulating material, as a binder in plaster, for packing breakable objects, etc. [1550 60] * * * … Universalium
wood-wool slabs — plural noun Slabs made from long wood shavings with a cementing material, used for linings, partitions, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑wood … Useful english dictionary
wood-wool — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : fine wood shavings or prepared wood fibers used for surgical dressings, as a substitute for hair in plaster, and as a packing and insulating material * * * /wood wool /, n. fine wood shavings, usually of pine, or chemically… … Useful english dictionary
shavings — n. wood shavings * * * wood shavings … Combinatory dictionary
shavings — shav|ings [ˈʃeıvıŋz] n [plural] very thin pieces, especially of wood, cut from a surface with a sharp blade ▪ a pile of wood shavings on the floor … Dictionary of contemporary English
shavings — noun (plural) very thin pieces, especially of wood, cut from a surface with a sharp blade: a pile of wood shavings on the floor … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shavings — noun ; those particles or pieces left after or created by shaving. wood shavings … Wiktionary
wood wool — n. long and fine wood shavings; wood fibre which is not compressed and prepared in a special manner for surgical dressings … English contemporary dictionary
