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fleam

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fleam [flēm]
(design engineering)
The angle of bevel of the edge of the teeth of a saw with respect to the plane of the blade.
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Facing the either-or choice of life with shame or death with honor, Leofsunu chooses to take the chance that death will take him, and we learn that "He full ierre wod, / feaht faestlice, fleam he forhogode" (253b-255, He advanced, full of anger, fought resolutely, scorned flight).
"The homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son": J.R.R. Tolkien's ... by Nelson, Marie / Mythlore
Those three--Wulfstan, AElfhere, and Maccus--"noldon aet pam forda fleam gewyrcan, / ac hi faestlice wid da fynd weredon / pa hwile pe hi waepna wealdan moston" ("refused to take flight from the ford; / rather they defended themselves staunchly against the enemy / for as long as they could wield weapons") (81-83).
Maldon and Moria: on Byrhtnoth, Gandalf, and heroism in The Lord of ... by Bruce, Alexander M. / Mythlore
 
 
 
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