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blushing

April 21, 2013

A white or grayish cast on high-gloss paint; results from the precipitation of binder solids owing to incompatibility with water, […]

March 16, 2013

The addition of a small amount of clean blue colorant to a white paint to promote the visual perception of

March 16, 2013

A stake which is driven into the ground, the top of which indicates the grade level.

March 16, 2013

A hard, fine-grained, commonly feldspathic and micaceous sandstone or siltstone of dark greenish to bluish gray color that splits readily

March 16, 2013

A dark stain in the sapwood of some species of trees, usually caused by a fungus; it does not weaken

March 16, 2013

A reproduction of a drawing by means of a contact printing process on lightsensitive paper, producing a negative image consisting

March 16, 2013

A hard rock, bluish in color, which is crushed and used in macadam.

March 16, 2013

(Brit.) A hydraulic lime obtained by burning blue lias limestone. When mixed with water, it has a set which is

March 16, 2013

Said of a steel nail surface that has been heated so that its surface takes on an oxidized bluish hue.