Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Ornamented with designs produced by a rose-engine. Also
engined .
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Examples
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Let him but begin to imagine, to think, to try to do anything worth doing; and the engine-turned precision is lost at once ... but out comes the whole majesty of him also; and we know the height of it only when we see the clouds settling upon him.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Rebels And Messiahs: 10 Spiritual Ancestors For Occupy Wall Street RJ 2011
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Let him but begin to imagine, to think, to try to do anything worth doing; and the engine-turned precision is lost at once ... but out comes the whole majesty of him also; and we know the height of it only when we see the clouds settling upon him.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Rebels And Messiahs: 10 Spiritual Ancestors For Occupy Wall Street RJ 2011
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Let him but begin to imagine, to think, to try to do anything worth doing; and the engine-turned precision is lost at once ... but out comes the whole majesty of him also; and we know the height of it only when we see the clouds settling upon him.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Rebels And Messiahs: 10 Spiritual Ancestors For Occupy Wall Street RJ 2011
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Let him but begin to imagine, to think, to try to do anything worth doing; and the engine-turned precision is lost at once ... but out comes the whole majesty of him also; and we know the height of it only when we see the clouds settling upon him.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Rebels And Messiahs: 10 Spiritual Ancestors For Occupy Wall Street RJ 2011
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Retained from the original model are the engine-turned concentric wave pattern and oversized hour markers on the dial, with the calendar arrayed in twin arcs.
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Retained from the original model are the engine-turned concentric wave pattern and oversized hour markers on the dial, with the calendar arrayed in twin arcs.
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Retained from the original model are the engine-turned concentric wave pattern and oversized hour markers on the dial, with the calendar arrayed in twin arcs.
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Tiffany's minimalist case is made from sleek, engine-turned sterling silver (£165; tiffany. com).
The Good Life 2007
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From this aspect they reminded him more than anything else of colossal snowshoes; they had a curious patterning in black and white, in forms that reminded him of the engine-turned cover of a watch.
The War in the Air Herbert George 2006
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White walls, some exposed brick, engine-turned aluminum tables and chairs, weird salad combinations.
One Shot Child, Lee 2005
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