Knight's American mechanical dictionary : a description of tools, instruments, machines, processes and engineering, history of inventions, general technological vocabulary ; and digest of mechanical appliances in science and the arts . on of \Xi flanks with the curtains. 2. {Masonry.) A small groove at the under sideof a coping, to keep the drip from reaching the throat. 3. (XnuticaJ.) The groove or score of a Two fish-hooks separated by a piece of lead. Gorget. {Surgical.) a. A lithotomic cutting-instrument. b. A canulated or concave conductor ; called alsoa blunt fi
Knight's American mechanical dictionary : a description of tools, instruments, machines, processes and engineering, history of inventions, general technological vocabulary ; and digest of mechanical appliances in science and the arts . on of \Xi flanks with the curtains. 2. {Masonry.) A small groove at the under sideof a coping, to keep the drip from reaching the throat. 3. (XnuticaJ.) The groove or score of a Two fish-hooks separated by a piece of lead. Gorget. {Surgical.) a. A lithotomic cutting-instrument. b. A canulated or concave conductor ; called alsoa blunt fiiiriirt. Gorgou-elle. (Fabric.) A Dutch cloth. Gorgon Steani-engine. A form of direct-action steam-engine, invented by Seaward (Britain),as a means of obviating the use of the beam in ina-rinc-enyiiu-s. It is called the Gorcjon engine, fromhaving been first employed In an English govern-ment steamer of that name. a is the steam-cyliuder and b the piston-rod, whichis connected to the crank c by the rod d. The headof the piston-rod i§ guided vertically by the parallelmotion, as follows : c is a rocking standard, carryingat its upjier end the fulcrum upon which the beamturns. The beam is jointed at (j to the cross-head Fig. SeawarcTs Direct-Action Engine. of the piston-rod, and also to the radius bar i, whichtui-ns upon k as a center. The outer end ni of thebeam serves to work the air-jnimp n. o is tlie steam-pipe by which steam is conducted to the valve-cham-ber /. q is the valve-chamber of the eiluction-valvc,which is connected to the condenser r, the upperportion of which forms the hot-well. Gossa-mer. (Fabric.) A very thin gauze. Gouge. 1. (nood-uorking.) A chisel with acarved blade adapted to make a rounded groove incutting or turning wood. They are known asi flat, middle, and quick ; theircurves being respectively obtuse, medium, and acute. The gouge existed in early ages in stone, bone,and bronze. 2. {Bookbinding.) A finishers hand-tool for blind-tooling or gilding,
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