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silex
/ˈsaɪˌlɛks/
noun 3
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2ADJ.
hot, still
PREP.
from
Definitions
noun
1
Flint.
2
A finely ground relatively pure form of silicas used as a paint filler etc.
Every little cold gust that I observed in the Colorado country had this corkscrew character […] an auger, of diameter varying from an inch to a thousand feet, capable of altering its direction so as to bore curved holes, revolving with incalculable rapidity, and armed with a cutting edge of silex.
noun
1
A vacuum coffee maker.
The Navy uses several types of coffee makers – urns, silexes, and percolators. Each type requires special care in making good coffee.
Remembering my daily habits, Papa-san brewed the coffee and before I had completed a local phone call, he was serving it piping hot from the Silex, still grinning as he thought of other days of coffee-making.
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Every little cold gust that I observed in the Colorado country had this corkscrew character […] an auger, of diameter varying from an inch to a thousand feet, capable of altering its direction so as t
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The Navy uses several types of coffee makers – urns, silexes, and percolators. Each type requires special care in making good coffee.
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Remembering my daily habits, Papa-san brewed the coffee and before I had completed a local phone call, he was serving it piping hot from the Silex, still grinning as he thought of other days of coffee
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