·adj Having a surface dressed by cutting with a hammer the head of which consists of broad thin chisels clamped together.
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Hammer>>. ...
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·adj A writing securing to an <<Invention>>. II. Patent ·adj A document making a grant and conveyan...
·adj Having a position intermediate between erect and patent, or spreading. II. Erecto-patent ·adj ...