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Definition of Coverings
1. covering [n] - See also: covering
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coverings
Literary usage of Coverings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1902)
"They have been made, as a rule, on short sections of pipe, and generally on
coverings which have been furnished by the manufacturers with the full knowledge ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1893)
"The coverings of tlii~ form of hernia are precisely similar to those investing
the oblique form, with the insignificant difference that the ..."
3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"This form of hernia has the same coverings as the oblique variety, excepting that
... The coverings of this form of hernia are precisely similar to those ..."
4. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1909)
"The general subject of sheet-metal work for roof coverings, flashings, etc., ...
Generally speaking,'sheet-metal coverings for buildings are imitations of ..."
5. The Mechanical Engineering of Steam Power Plants by Frederic Remsen Hutton (1908)
"Non-conducting Coverings for Steam Pipe. To meet the fifth requirement ...
These latter conditions point to the use of what are called sectional coverings. ..."
6. The Rudiments of Architecture and Building for the Use of Architects by John Bullock (1865)
"Wooden coverings are little used at the present day, except for temporary purposes ;
shingles of split oak were formerly much used, and may still be seen on ..."
7. A Compend of Materia Medica, Therapeutics, and Prescription Writing by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1887)
"It lies across the femoral ring, and forms one of the coverings to any ...
Name the Coverings of Femoral Hernia. From without inwards its coverings are the— ..."
8. Modern Mechanism: Exhibiting the Latest Progress in Machines, Motors, and by D. Appleton and Company (1892)
"PIPE Coverings. (See also BOILERS.) A form of pipe covering. Pig. 1, made by the
United Stetes Mineral Wool Co., consists of a metallic casing, ..."
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