out of the head and bent downward to produce a pin. Domed or gripped heads are sometimes preferred over flat heads as dropped flat-headed pins may easily...
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spinners, and bobble heads. The Olympic Games has a long tradition of pin trading, sometimes called the "unofficial sport" of the Games, which is open...
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"How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" (alternatively "How many angels can stand on the point of a pin?") is a phrase that when used in modern...
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Different types of pins A pin is a device, typically pointed, used for fastening objects or fabrics together. Pins can have the following sorts of body:...
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Steel-cut oats (redirect from Pin-head oatmeal)
groats (the inner kernel with the inedible hull removed) of whole oats which have been chopped into two or three pinhead-sized pieces (hence the names;...
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A pin-up model is a model whose mass-produced pictures and photographs have wide appeal within the popular culture of a society. Pin-up models are usually...
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Clevis fastener (redirect from Clevis pin)
and a clevis pin head. The clevis is a U-shaped piece that has holes at the end of the prongs to accept the clevis pin. The clevis pin is similar to...
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Luristan bronze (section Pin heads)
not been found in excavated tombs. Pin heads in bone and faience were also found at Surkh Dum. The disk-headed pins are made from sheet metal by repoussé...
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Celtic brooch (section Fastening the brooches)
a long pin attached by its head to a ring; the pin can move freely around the ring as far as the terminals, which are close together. In the true penannular...
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