| figure-of-eight bandage |
A bandage in which the turns cross each other like the figure eight; used to retain dressings, to exert pressure for joints (or to leave the joint uncovered), to fix splints for the foot or hand, for the great toe, and fo
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| figure-of-eight suture |
A suture shaped like the figure eight.
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The pattern on the surface of the wood caused by the combination of such features as grain, growth rings, rays, tissue structure, colour, knots, burr, and, sometimes, defects.
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A visual design is produced by the annual growth of trees. When straight and fairly even [from the trunks of most trees] it is referred to as 'wood grain'. This characteristic allows wood to be easily split (or milled) providing a valuable natural resource in every culture. Wood from other parts of trees [and from unusual trees] produce more complex visual patterns. This is commonly referred to as 'wood figure'.
Ãâó: www.sonic.net/~artisans/turning/glossary.html
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Part or section of a dance, sometimes done between choruses (a repeated figure).
Ãâó: www.users.bigpond.com/mckelson/bushdance/glossary....
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