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51flue pipe — n. an organ pipe in which the tone is produced by a current of air striking the lip of the mouth, or opening, in the pipe …
52flue-cured — ☆ flue cured [flo͞o′kyoord′ ] adj. cured or dried by hot air passed through flues: said of tobacco …
53Flue gas stack — ] A flue gas stack is a type of chimney, a vertical pipe, channel or similar structure through which combustion product gases called flue gases are exhausted to the outside air. Flue gases are produced when coal, oil, natural gas, wood or any… …
54Flue pipe — Four flue pipes of a diapason rank. A flue pipe (also referred to as a labial pipe) is an organ pipe that produces sound through the vibration of air molecules, in the same manner as a recorder or a whistle. Air under pressure (referred to as… …
55flue stop — noun an organ stop with the tone of a flue pipe • Hypernyms: ↑organ stop * * * noun 1. : a pipe organ stop made up of flue pipes 2. or flue stopper : a stop for a flue opening * * * a rank of flue pipes in an organ. [ …
56flue pipe — noun organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip • Syn: ↑flue, ↑labial pipe • Hypernyms: ↑organ pipe, ↑pipe, ↑pipework * * * noun 1. : a pip …
57flue-cure — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: flue (III) : to cure (tobacco) by means of heat transmitted through a flue without exposure to smoke or fumes compare fire cure * * * /flooh kyoor /, v.t., flue cured, flue curing. to dry or cure by warm air… …
58Flue boilers — Boiler Boil er, n. 1. One who boils. [1913 Webster] 2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled. [1913 Webster] Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers, evaporators, coppers, retorts,… …
59flue-cured — adjective Date: 1905 cured with heat transmitted through a flue without exposure to smoke or fumes < flue cured tobacco > …
60flue-cure — /flooh kyoor /, v.t., flue cured, flue curing. to dry or cure by warm air that has been passed through flues. [1905 10] * * * …
