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- noun Plural form of
steel . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
steel .
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Examples
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The British Man of Confidence wanted to be informed whether the making of bricks for the furnaces in steels-works can be considered as forbidden war-work.
Work Camp 940 GW 2010
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Though the steels is a bit twisted, and the stuff a trifle tore,
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, February 18, 1893 Various 1876
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As for the blue steel heh, all I can think of is Zoolander, it is supposed to be a tougher kind of steels but I can tell you that I have not a clue as to which kind of steel my baking sheets are.
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We say, indeed, that the struggle with this powerful impulse and the emphasis the struggle involves on the ethical and æsthetic forces in the soul's life 'steels' the character, and for a few favorably organized natures this is true; it must also be acknowledged that the differentiation of individual character so marked in our time only becomes possible through sexual limitations.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society Havelock Ellis 1899
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So I used to forge old files into 'steels' in my father's little workshop, and harden them and produce such first-rate, neat little articles in that line, that I became quite famous amongst my school companions; and many a task have I had excused me by bribing the monitor, whose grim sense of duty never could withstand the glimpse of a steel.
Industrial Biography Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 1863
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The TF410 system can apply high-contrast markings to a range of materials, including plastics, metals and ceramics, and to difficult surfaces such as steels and titanium.
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The TF410 system can apply high-contrast markings to a range of materials, including plastics, metals and ceramics, and to difficult surfaces such as steels and titanium.
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However, buyers have continued to back away from longer-leadtime imports such as steels, even if prices are slightly lower than world averages, due to continued economic uncertainty as well as the lack of available credit for global trade.
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However, buyers have continued to back away from longer-leadtime imports such as steels, even if prices are slightly lower than world averages, due to continued economic uncertainty as well as the lack of available credit for global trade.
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'steels' in my father's little workshop, and harden them and produce such first-rate, neat little articles in that line, that I became quite famous amongst my school companions; and many a task have I had excused me by bribing the monitor, whose grim sense of duty never could withstand the glimpse of a steel.
Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers Samuel Smiles 1858
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