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topping Angling part of a brightly-coloured feather, usually from a golden pheasant crest, used to top some artificial flies topping [′täp·iŋ] (chemical engineering) The distillation of crude petroleum to remove the light fractions only; the unrefined distillate is called tops. (civil engineering) A layer of mortar placed over concrete to form a finishing surface on a floor, driveway, sidewalk, or curb. (textiles) A step in the dyeing process in which a dyed material is placed in a bath of another color. 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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At almost the same instant, Hooja, who looked ever quite as much behind as before, announced that he could see a body of men far behind us topping a low ridge in our wake. "My dear," Harley said to Villa at the conclusion of one such singing, "it's fortunate for him that you are not an animal trainer, or, rather, I suppose, it would be better called 'trained animal show-woman'; for you'd be topping the bill in all the music-halls and vaudeville houses of the world. Often it seemed he must fail and be thrown upon the beach, but at the end of half an hour he was beyond the outer edge of the surf and swimming strong, no longer diving, but topping the waves. |
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