Thick piece or block
1block — [bläk] n. [ME blokke < OFr bloc & MDu block < IE * bhlugo < base * bhel , a thick plank, beam > BALK, Gr phalanx, L fulcrum] 1. any large, solid piece of wood, stone, or metal, often with flat surfaces 2. a blocklike stand or platform …
2block — {{11}}block (n.) solid piece, c.1300, from O.Fr. bloc log, block of wood (13c.), via M.Du. bloc trunk of a tree or O.H.G. bloh, from a common Germanic source, from PIE *bhlugo , from *bhelg a thick plank, beam (see BALK (Cf. balk)). Meaning mould …
3block — I. v. a. 1. Obstruct, close, blockade, stop, arrest, shut up, stop up, block up, fill up. 2. Mould, shape, form (on a block). 3. Make steady or firm, stiffen, brace. II. n. 1. Thick and heavy piece (as of wood or stone), mass. 2 …
4Butcher block — Butcher s block in modern American kitchen. A butcher s block is a style of assembled wood (often sugar maple, teak, or walnut) used as heavy duty chopping blocks, table tops, and cutting boards. It was commonly used in butcher s shops and meat… …
5List of minor One Piece characters — The following is a list of minor characters in the manga and anime series One Piece : AisaAisa (アイサ) is a small girl and, since she was born, she could sense via Mantra whenever anyone dies or is severely wounded. Because of this, she hates it… …
6Shoe block — Shoe Shoe (sh[=oo]), n.; pl. {Shoes} (sh[=oo]z), formerly {Shoon} (sh[=oo]n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS. sc[=o]h, sce[ o]h; akin to OFries. sk[=o], OS. sk[=o]h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[=o]r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth …
7linoleum block — a piece of thick, soft, cork linoleum often mounted on a block of wood, incised or carved in relief with a design, pattern, or pictorial motif, and used in making prints. * * * …
8linoleum block — a piece of thick, soft, cork linoleum often mounted on a block of wood, incised or carved in relief with a design, pattern, or pictorial motif, and used in making prints …
9chump — n. Thick piece or block …
10Woodblock printing on textiles — is the process of printing patterns on textiles, usually of linen, cotton or silk, by means of incised wooden blocks. It is the earliest, simplest and slowest of all methods of textile printing. Block printing by hand is a slow process it is,… …
