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See also:TROWEL (Med. Eng. truel, O. Fr. truelle, See also:Low See also:Lat. truella, a variant of trulla, diminutive of trua, stirring See also:spoon, ladle, Gr. ropbvrt, from the See also:root See also:tar, to turn See also:round and round; cf. ropebs, borer) , a See also:tool or See also:implement, varying in shape according to the use to which it is put, but consisting of a blade of See also:iron or See also:steel fitted with a handle . The bricklayers' or plasterers' See also:trowel, used for mixing, spreading and smoothing the See also:mortar or See also:plaster, has a See also:flat, triangular, See also:oval or rectangular blade; the gardeners' trowel, for digging See also:plants, laying or mixing See also:mould, &c., has a semi-cylindrical blade . Highly ornamental trowelsmade of, or decorated with, the See also:precious metals are presented to royal,. See also:official or other personages who formally See also:lay the See also:foundation stones of buildings . |
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