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pick
A single strand of WEFT or FILLING YARN carried across and interlaced through the strands of WARP YARN.
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pick
[n] - a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument 2. [n] - a thin sharp implement used for picking 3. [n] - a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends 4. [n] - a basketball maneuver 5. [v] - ...
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Pick
Single length of weft in a piece of woven material. Used as a measure of the fineness of a material so, for instance, calico of 64 picks would contain 64 weft threads to the inch.
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Pick
Usually a small piece of plastic, which is held usually within the thumb and index finger to strike a string or strings on the guitar to produce a sound.
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The quality of paper as it relates to the tendency of fibers or particles to be pulled away from the sheet surface when removed from tacky surfaces such as printing plates.
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Pick
Pick transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Picked ; present participle & verbal noun Picking .] [ Middle English picken , pikken , to prick, peck; akin to Icelandic
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Pick intransitive verb 1. To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble. « Why stand'st thou picking ? Is thy palate sore?» Dryden. 2. To do anything nicely or carefully, or by attending to small things;...
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Pick
Pick noun [ French pic a pickax, a pick. See Pick , and confer Pike .] 1. A sharp-pointed tool for picking; -- often used in composition; as, a tooth pick ; a pick lock. 2. (Mining & Mech.) A h...
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pick
1. To throw; to pitch. 'As high as I could pick my lance.' (Shak) ... 2. To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin. ... 3. To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points; as, to pick mat...
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pickax noun a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; `they used picks and sledges to break the rocks`
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plectron noun a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
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pick
verb look for and gather; `pick mushrooms`; `pick flowers`
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piece verb eat intermittently; take small bites of; `He pieced at the sandwich all morning`; `She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles`
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pick
beak verb hit lightly with a picking motion
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Pick
• (v. i.) To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble. • (v.) To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket. • (v.) To separate or open by means of a sharp point ...
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(from the article `hand tool`) ...deposit laid down as a floor under chalk beds. Excavation was probably by wooden shovel (a product of the polished ax and chisel) or possibly the ... ...them were open-faced, although in some cases tunnels were extended several hundred metres into cliffs to reach th...
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(from the article `filling`) In pile-fabric constructions, such as velvet or velveteen, extra sets of warps are used to form the pile. A single filling yarn is known as a pick, ...
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Pick
Pick is slang for a toothpick
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Pick
Pick is slang for a toothpick
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Pick
An offensive maneuver in which a stationary player attempts to block the path of a defender with his body.
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Pick
The act of blocking the path of a defender such that he/she cannot follow his/her check.
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pick
1. a heavy iron tool with a w...
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2. Pick
  Type: Term Pronunciation: pik Definitions: 1. Arnold, psychiatrist in Hapsburg Empire, 1851-1924. See: Pick atrophy, Pick bundle, Pick disease
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3. Pick
  Type: Term Pronunciation: pik Definitions: 1. Friedel, German physician, 1867-1926. See: Pick bodies, under body, Pick disease, Pick syndrome
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4. Pick
  Type: Term Pronunciation: pik Definitions: 1. Ludwig, German physician, 1868-1935. See: Pick cell, Niemann-Pick cell, Niemann-Pick disease
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