Definition of Straighteners

1. Noun. (plural of straightener) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Straighteners

1. straightener [n] - See also: straightener

Lexicographical Neighbors of Straighteners

straight up
straightarrow(a)
straightaway
straightaways
straightbred
straightbreds
straighted
straightedge
straightedges
straighten
straighten out
straighten up
straightenable
straightened
straightener
straighteners
straightening
straightens
straighter
straightest
straightfaced
straightfacedly
straightfaces
straightforth
straightforward
straightforwardly
straightforwardness
straighthorn
straighthorns

Literary usage of Straighteners

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Founder's Manual by David Wells Payne (1917)
"Rod Straighteners Core wires and rods by use become crystallized, and bent in all manner of shapes; so that it is not unusual to find about core rooms, ..."

2. Modern Sheet-metal Workers' Instructor: Practical Geometry, Mensuration by Joseph H. Rose (1906)
"This machine can be used in connection with wire straighteners of any manufacture. Slip Roll Forming Machine. In the machine shown Pig. ..."

3. The Egyptian Sûdân, Its History and Monuments by Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge (1907)
"Next came six rough " straighteners, whose work was preliminary to that of the next party of 100 " men who were employed in lifting and packing; ..."

4. British Manufacturing Industries by George Phillips Bevan, Bevan, George Phillips, 1829?-1889 (1876)
"Cold straighteners .. .. 7s. 4rf. „ Roll turners 4s. ... Bogey-men 24s. 5d. to 27s. Gil. Filers 24s. Straighteners 20s. 9rf. to 39s. id. Sawyers 24s. 5d. ..."

5. Catalogs of Supplies for Railroads, Steamships, Machines, Mills, and Mines by Duyckinck firm (1877)
"Parties desiring Straighteners of this kind should state the numbers of wire they ... Each $25 oo THE ROLL Straighteners illustrated above are designed and ..."

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