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screed [skrēd] (building construction) A long, narrow strip of plaster placed at intervals on a surface as a guide for the thickness of plaster to be applied. (civil engineering) A straight-edged wood or metal template, fixed temporarily to a surface as a guide when plastering or concreting. An oscillating metal bar mounted on wheels and spanning a freshly placed road slab, used to strike off and smooth the surface. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Anne flung the harmless screed across her room and sat down to write an especially nice epistle to Roy. For your convenience, since this is to be no sociological screed, I shall frame together the different events into a comprehensive story. I knew Torosay to be my destination, and repeated the name to them and pointed; but instead of simply pointing in reply, they would give me a screed of the Gaelic that set me foolish; so it was small wonder if I went out of my road as often as I stayed in it. |
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