Look up: anvil

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   Anvil
   An anvil is a block used by metal smiths.
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   anvil
   [n] - a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
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   Anvil
   Operational code name for the Allied invasion of the South of France, August 1944.
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   Anvil
   A heavy object that is used as a surface to rest metal on while the metal is hit or forged into another shape.
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   Anvil
   A heavy iron or steel block upon which metal is forged or hammered.Photograph courtesy of Draper.co.ukThe fixed jaw on a micrometer against which parts are measured.
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   anvil
   A block used by smiths for shaping hot metals.
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   Anvil
   A hardened steel roll upon which the bearers of a rotary die cutter ride which also provides the hardened surface to support the die cutting.
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   Anvil
   Anvil: The incus.
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   anvil
   iron block,on which a smith hammers metal into shape Category: Iron and steel industries • base of a hammer consisting of a heavy steel block which carries the lower die Category: Mechanical engineering • block of steel supporting the work during forging by hand,also that carrying the lower die of a hammer Category: Mechanical engineering
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    Anvil
    An'vil noun [ Middle English anvelt , anfelt , anefelt , Anglo-Saxon anfilt , onfilt ; of uncertain origin; confer Old High German anafalz , Dutch aanbeld .] 1. An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped. 2. Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. Specifically (Anat.) , the inc ...
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    Anvil
    An'vil transitive verb To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled armor. Beau. & Fl.
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    anvil
    1. An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped. ... 2. Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. ... <anatomy> Specifically, the incus. See Incus. To be on the anvil, to be in a state of discussion, formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is forming, but not matured. ... Origin: OE. Anve ...
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    anvil
    noun a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
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    Anvil
    An `anvil` is a manufacturing tool, made of a hard and massive block of stone or metal used as a support for chiseling and hammering other objects, such as in forging iron and steel items.
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    anvil
    (an´vil) incus.
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    Anvil
    • (n.) the incus. See Incus. • (v. t.) To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled armor. • (n.) An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped. • (n.) Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use.
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    anvil
    iron block on which metal is placed to be shaped, originally by hand with a hammer. The blacksmith`s anvil is usually of wrought iron, but sometimes ... [4 related articles]
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    anvil
    Syn: incus
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    Anvil
    A rock that was used as a level base for chipping other stone into tools, blades or projectile points. Typically part of a flint knapper's toolkit.
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    ANVIL
    The upper portion of a cumulonimbus cloud that becomes flat and spread-out, sometimes for hundreds of miles downstream from the parent cloud. It may look smooth or fibrous, but in shape, it resembles a blacksmith's anvil. It indicates the mature or decaying stage of a thunderstorm.
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    anvil
    A massive hard block of steel, wraught iron, or (in early times) stone used as a block for hammering and shaping metal objects, especially in forging iron or steel items. The most familiar kind is the blacksmith's anvil. However, anvils come in various sizes based on weight and can be put to many us...
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