| 单词 | flake off |
| 例句 | My trousers are tom and smeared with dirt—my boots’ leather is flaking off. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The paint is cracked and flaking off in long strips. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He ate a handful of snow, blinking the flakes off his eyelashes as he tried to face the direction the storm was coming from, because the cowboys had gone that way. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Every now and then a brittle piece of paper would flake off, and we’d all gasp. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Dad started to laugh, and as he rocked back and forth he shook the house so that loose whitewash flaked off the ceiling and landed on the top of his head. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt as dry as her voice, like one of those pastries with layers that flake off, thin as paper. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I use my fingernail to flake off some dirt. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z My father flakes off some of the dark shell with his chisel, revealing blond wood underneath. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The lotion flakes off her as we walk to the car. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The name of the vessel was written on the side in tiny white letters that had mostly flaked off. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Ben began, staring at where Jinny’s foot had flaked off a bit of paint. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He was also growing bald for a dragon: He was so old that the scales at the top of his head had begun to flake off and expose the soft, golden skin beneath. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A few bits of tree flaked off and fell on them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Any frescoes were good when they started to peel and flake off. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The spot of paint flakes off like a scab. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z If he scraped his skin with a fingernail, grime flaked off. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z After several weeks, their skin began to putrefy and flake off. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z And that was to say nothing of the shot-out and cracked lights, and the black paint that was flaking off in clumps. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z You could practically see bits of it flaking off. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For months, it's been as gray as the faded paint flaking off the walls, but today it's blue and gold. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z A comer flaked off between his fingers as he unrolled it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As I sprint faster, the layers I’ve built to protect myself since I crossed the border flake off, like scorched leaves on the trees along Kobani’s Aleppo Way. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Then they pounded the hot metal with mallets, making the corrosion flake off the outside. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I scrub at the caked rubbish so hard it feels like my skin is flaking off, but I'm glad to be getting cleaner. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z A coating had to be developed, therefore, which in itself was fireproof, to put over the Beta cloth to prevent it from flaking off. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby powder flaked off her cheeks as her shock turned to outrage. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The Chamberlain study paved the way for the real thing, a big jumble of crushed steel with the paint flaking off as if Chamberlain had picked up the material on a scrap heap. Auctions: In Contemporary Art Sales, Big Is Better and Famous Is Best 2011-05-13T12:00:05Z A major stage involved stabilizing the surface of the canvas where, as a result of the damage by the thieves, paint was flaking off or displaced. Sacred or Sexist? After a Brazen Theft, Seeing de Kooning in a New Light. 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Its production design, by Iain Aitken, features elements both modern and not: The training gym appears worn and aged, with paint flaking off the walls and faded pictures that look like they’re from the 1950s. ‘Punch’ Review: Hitting at the Heart 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z The fibers then flake off, carrying the finish with them. South-facing wood should be finished with paint, not varnish 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Rub the hazelnuts in the towel until most of the skins have flaked off. Nigel Slater's five mellow recipes for autumn 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z The canvas is getting slightly loose and wobbly in places, and the paint might lift up and flake off. A Schiele Townscape in Decline Will be Restored With TEFAF Funds 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z A: Luckily, options for painting plastic outdoor furniture are better than they were decades ago, when paint would indeed flake off, because the plastic was too slick for a coating to grip. Yes, you can repaint plastic outdoor chairs 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z The words “Circuit Clerk” were flaking off its transom; they were, I’m guessing, painted on there well before 1955. The Freedom Trail in Mississippi Is a Chronicle of Outrage and Courage 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z I walked toward the house, looking up at the white paint flaking off in huge chunks. How I became an adventurous woman 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z But not all of them — you’ve been breathing, and maybe some of your skin flaked off, etc. ‘Westworld’ and ‘Devs’ Asked Big Questions. A Physicist Responds. 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Last summer, the finish started to flake off, and that continues to happen. How to prepare a wood deck for refinishing 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z A simple repainting might be sufficient if the paint is merely faded but hasn’t flaked off and allowed the metal to rust. How to repair a wooden market umbrella Unlike the UV absorbers built into marine varnish, these UV blockers offer permanent protection — as long as the finish doesn’t erode or flake off. South-facing wood should be finished with paint, not varnish 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z They apply it in thin layers so it doesn’t flake off. How ballet dancers flaunt — and hide — their tattoos on stage 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Also, because I wash my hair once a week, it’s important that it’s strong enough to work but isn’t flaking off the next day. Renée Elise Goldsberry Wears Her Face 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z On “Run the Jewels 4,” the raunchy machismo of their earlier lyricism has flaked off to reveal a less puerile righteousness, and the production is funkier while remaining hard-hitting and densely textured. Run the Jewels Is Rewriting Rap’s Rules 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Dandruff isn’t caused by dry skin, but instead by a yeastlike fungus that feeds on scalp oil and can inflame the skin of the scalp, causing it to flake off. Do you really need to shower every day? 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Old, solid houses, white paint flaking off their bricks, look out over the river where people used to race sailboats in the summer and in the winter skate across the thick ice. Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Is Just One of Innumerable Problems for Its Neighbors 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Currently, paint flakes off the Fairgrounds’ cantilevered roof over the grandstands. Nashville, Bristol working to give NASCAR a historic racing option in Music City 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Once pieces begin to flake off, you can switch over to a sponge and repeat the process. 3 surprising uses for Coca-Cola in home care 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z “Particulate matter can also flake off from the bodies of the airplanes themselves during flight, further contaminating the surrounding environment.” Sea-Tac, Alaska and Delta accused of harming health of 300K residents 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z It was easy to knap, or to flake off, pieces into utilitarian shapes and didn’t need to be tempered or treated with heat as some tool stones do. Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z This leaves open the possibility that the primer could flake off inside the tank and clog fuel filters that feed the plane’s engines. Boeing delays 767 and Air Force tanker deliveries over supplier error 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z "The coronation chair is extremely fragile. It has a complex layer structure which means that the gilding layers on it often flake off," Blessley said. Britain's coronation throne gets revamp ahead of King Charles' crowning 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Public employee unions dictate rules for government with a beyond-satire granularity: Why was paint flaking off the top of the walls in New York City schools? Opinion | How public employee unions damage schools, policing and government itself 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z At birth, the child had skin that was dry and scaly, prone to flaking off. Mary Kaye Richter, Florist Turned Medical Crusader, Dies at 77 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Some ballots were printed too lightly, and others had toner flaking off the paper, two conditions that kept them from being read by the optical scanners in the tabulators used at the polling locations. Kari Lake Claims Her Voters Were Disenfranchised. Her Voters Tell a Different Story. 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Unlike the patina on copper, the formation of rust does not create a protective layer and so corrosion of the iron continues as the rust flakes off and exposes fresh iron to the atmosphere. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z The plaster was in poor condition and paint was flaking off in many sections. Long-hidden synagogue mural gets rehabbed, relocated 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z If paint or varnish is cracked or flaking off in numerous areas, you might need to remove it, probably with a chemical stripper, which greatly increases the amount of work and mess. How to paint a bookcase like a pro 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z As the damaged cells flake off, the leaves will become skeletonized. Caring for a heat-damaged daphne, pruning tree roots and controlling slugs 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z In other critical findings, Tokitae’s pool was in disrepair, with laminate peeling off the concrete and paint warped and flaking off the top of the pool walls. Rotting fish, injuries, dirty water: Feds find care violations at Miami Seaquarium for captive orca Tokitae 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z The paint needed to be able to withstand cleaning and not peel or flake off. How to make a tile backsplash that mimics mosaic 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Plaster is flaking off the walls of the nearly 300-year-old former Spanish mission, the most revered battle site in Texas history. Alamo renovation gets stuck over arguments about slavery 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Laura Meadows remembers her childhood days of being towed by teams of horses while hay was flaked off the sled. Wyoming ranchers lean on tax break to keep pricey properties 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z Sure, the pleather on the headband is starting to flake off, and I had to replace the ear cups a while back, but they sound just as good as the day I got them. The Verge’s favorite audio gear 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z A: Luckily, options for painting plastic outdoor furniture are better than they were decades ago, when paint would flake off because the plastic was too slick for a coating to grip. Yes, you can repaint plastic outdoor chairs 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z The barrier must also ensure no fibres flake off into the liquid. Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottle 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z In the riverside town of Corning, many homes looked empty, with paint that had been peeling for years, maybe decades, warped wooden porches and roofs with shingles flaking off. In Appalachia, people watch COVID-19, race issues from afar 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z I’m particular fond of his fry skills, evident both with the fried chicken and fried whiting sandwiches, the latter of which flakes off in large, moist, well-seasoned chunks. Review | Open Crumb is a safe harbor from the storm that has devastated Anacostia 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z A piece of metal flaked off and landed on his hammering hand. South Carolina drummer forges knives, tools in home workshop 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z You will want to remove this build-up so it doesn’t flake off and fall into your food. Ready to cook outdoors? How to clean and season your grill 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z In the city's central Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the protest movement, protesters took a moment to observe the snowfall and dusted the flakes off their sit-in tents. Iraq sees snow in Baghdad for first time in over a decade 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z In the city’s central Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the protest movement, protesters took a moment to observe the snowfall and dusted the flakes off their sit-in tents. Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Once dangerous homes are identified, county workers will inspect affected homes for the biggest hazards — typically doors and windows where friction and regular use cause paint to flake off. Lead paint, banned for decades, still makes thousands of L.A. County kids sick 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Bits of his coalition – especially among those Labour MPs who backed him on Tuesday – would begin to flake off. Don't buy the hype: Boris Johnson's Brexit deal did not win approval | Jonathan Freedland 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z They recalled joking darkly about “coal ash flu” before suffering strange lesions and seeing their skin flake off like fish scales. TVA backlash grows as coal ash spill workers fall sick 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z They recalled joking darkly about “coal ash flu” before suffering strange lesions and seeing their skin flake off like fish scales. TVA backlash grows as coal ash spill workers fall sick 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Officials say lead paint flaked off spans of highway bridges. Lead cleanup planned for beach parks on Big Island 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z With his skin flaking off, Al-Qadi was losing his barrier to the outside world, and this hospital was the worst place for someone susceptible to infection. From Arizona to Yemen: The Journey of an American Bomb 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z For skin, this is probably because microbes that live in the dermis replenish the surface population as skin flakes off. Skin microbiota’s community effort 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Murals on the interior walls were flaking off, and the free-standing bell tower across the village’s central plaza had acquired a crazed, Seussian cant. In a Land of Quakes, Engineering a Future for a Church Made of Mud 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Paint chips flaked off one of the walls, which was partially concealed by posters of Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Frederick Douglass, along with a protest sign from a Black Lives Matter rally. How Chicago’s Public Schools are Teaching the History of Police Torture 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z As a result, when it coursed through Flint’s aging pipes, metals began to flake off and taint the water with lead, a toxin that can lead to brain damage. Review | How a web of racism and lies poisoned Flint 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z She shivers, her thin, dry skin flaking off on the towel. Birdwatching with my mother: Caregiving, dementia and us 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Concrete is flaking off where the bridge rests on support columns. Seattle’s Magnolia Bridge is about worn out, but city says it can’t afford a replacement 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Paint is flaking off the exterior walls, some windows have been boarded over and duct tape holds in skylights. $38M in contracts secured year into statehouse renovation 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z These tools require a more sophisticated flaking method than Acheulean types do, including preparing a stone core before striking flakes off it. Neandertals, Stone Age people may have voyaged the Mediterranean 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z In short, there’s still plenty of rust to flake off. Tiger Woods' start this week is not about the Honda Classic, it's about April in Augusta - Golf Digest 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Inside the building, intricate fan vaulting is flaking off, damaged by seeping rainwater and leaking pipes. 'A tale of decay': the Houses of Parliament are falling down 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Paint dried up and flaked off, and the panorama was put into storage. A whale’s tale: Longest painting in North America restored 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z The doctors took a small sample of skin from one of the few places on the boy’s body where it was not flaming red or flaking off, and sent it to De Luca. Massive Skin Replacement Saves Child's Life 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z We’re waiting to see if the patch will flake off in little bits or slump, as a piece, onto the roadway. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Adhesive that binds the canvas to its lining is also failing, and some of the work’s paint is beginning to flake off. Huntington Library launches 2-year restoration of ‘Blue Boy’ 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z If the surface of concrete has flaked off, you can make up a stucco mix with Portland cement and sand to repair it. A top-to-bottom list of what to check outside your home post winter 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z This loosens the uppermost layers of skin, the subcutaneous fat tissue and scales and allows them to flake off easily. Newly discovered gecko has a quick-release mechanism for escaping predators 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z A man stole a pail containing $1.6 million worth of gold flakes off the open back of a Loomis armored truck in New York. Looks like he’ll be getting his fill 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z While workers were collecting the orange barrels and throwing them into the back of a truck, concrete began flaking off the sidewalk on the east side of Pine Grove. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z The police are searching for a man who it says stole a bucket of gold flakes off the back of an armored truck in broad daylight. Your Friday Briefing 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z This expansion causes stress within the brick, which causes some of the clay to flake off. How to repair brick that’s flaking 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Wrap nuts in towel and rub until skins flake off. Recipes That Take Advantage of Fall’s Windfall of Nuts 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z High levels of moisture and damp meant the layers of lime wash and plaster on the walls were crumbling and flaking off, she added. WWI conscientious objector graffiti at Richmond Castle to be preserved - BBC News 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Barrera said painted artificial turf football fields often flake off on players’ uniforms. OSF scenic artists resolutely pursue wise designs 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Without the protective frozen layer on the walls, dirt is flaking off, which could allow water to penetrate into the cellar. These Ice Cellars Fed Arctic People for Generations. Now They're Melting. 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z “We want change,” said Amina Saidi, a vegetable vendor, as she sat on a metal bench, the paint flaking off, in front of a pile of untouched onions. Election in Tanzania to Challenge Half a Century of One-Party Rule 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Comets are composed chiefly of frozen gases, but the meteoroids that are mixed in with that gas — bits and pieces that have flaked off from the comet’s nucleus — are very flimsy. Perseid Meteor Shower Set to Peak on Wednesday and Thursday 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z “They don't flake off circuit copies like we do?” Uninhabitable zone : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z But the moisture in the air froze on the pipes and flaked off, creating snowlike flurries on the early summer evening. Liquefied Natural Gas Makes Qatar an Energy Giant 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Gently drag a fork across the surface of the fish – if pieces easily start flaking off, the fish is ready. 3 Simple Summer Dinners for Under $5 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Stone cores found with the blades show they were made, as was common subsequently, by striking flakes off a large rock. Early man 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Mold grew on the walls, and some of the stone facing had flaked off. A Cave with a View 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z The effect will last for about 16 hours before the film starts to flake off. Spanx for Your Face 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Many of the paintings are flaking off, he says. World's oldest art found in Indonesian cave 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z In some situations, he noted, a bit of this field could flake off and appear as a new particle, what would come to be called the Higgs boson. A Pioneer as Elusive as His Particle 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Avoid foil stamped bats because the markings are weaker and tend to flake off. Ask The Expert: Did A Major League Player Use My Vintage Baseball Bat? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Even after the scabs flake off, the caged virus is unlikely to become airborne or to stick to a person's skin if touched. Infectious diseases: Smallpox watch 2014-04-30T17:20:30.360Z Once the fixative flaked off, they swept it into plastic bags and swabbed all the surfaces with damp rags. The Plutonium Gang: CH2M Hill Dismantles the Hanford Nuclear Site 2013-08-01T19:26:01Z There, with art supplies hard to come by, he developed a method of composing paintings, collage-fashion, from chips of old paint flaking off city walls. Art Review: Museo del Barrio’s ‘Bienal 2013’ Explores Self and Origins 2013-06-13T21:49:21Z A noxious exception to that golden rule, he added, is a West Side warehouse-to-lofts conversion where the original lead-based paint on the exterior is flaking off and wafting indoors through open windows, sickening some residents. Debriefing: Bill Sothern Remediates Mold and Other Hazards 2013-05-03T16:23:00Z The doctors ran tests; he had something — plaque — flake off and go through his brain. Once Proud Royals Prepare to Host All-Star Game in Kansas City 2012-07-08T22:52:13Z We moisturise to make sure our skin doesn't dry out and flake off, and we wash and condition our hair every time we get out of the pool. 'I think of myself more as a machine than a human' 2012-07-06T15:42:05Z The earliest artefacts from the Jurreru Valley and other sites in India and Sri Lanka are simple stone points, scrapers and cores — the lumps of rock left after points were flaked off. Human migrations: Eastern odyssey 2012-05-02T17:20:27.767Z If the finishes are more brittle than the wood, they flake off. You?re the Boss Blog: The Customer Is Always (Convinced That He's) Right 2012-03-29T11:00:27Z Wednesday, Scripps researchers reported a new lead - by searching people's blood for cells that appear to flake off the lining of a severely diseased artery. Doctors find clue in quest to predict heart attack 2012-03-21T23:26:08Z Instead, he just covered the existing paint job, some of which was already flaking off. City Room: A Joyful Mural, Born in a Time of Shame and Fear 2012-03-06T12:00:11Z He picked at one of the brown spots with his penknife and it flaked off in his hand. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z For three hours, we gently melt, rub and flake off ice. Scientist at Work Blog: Wolves, Snow and the Red Dragon 2012-01-27T19:13:01Z The canvas is perfectly rotten, and the paint—if you stand here you'll see—is ready to flake off. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z The clamming should be done with care, as bits are liable to flake off and stick to the glaze. Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z The walnut panel on which it is painted has split, causing pigment to flake off. Lost $200 Million Leonardo Stars in London Show: Martin Gayford 2011-11-08T13:16:26Z Yet with experience and time, I realized that an innocence flaked off this uniform, layer by layer. Kid Sports: Is Our Obsession with Winning Making Us Lose the Point? 2011-10-25T10:00:26Z The plaster has now flaked off, but the proprietor, Mr. Alfred Hammond, told me that he remembers it there in 1840. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z The outer bark yearly flakes off in large patches and exposes the nearly white younger bark. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z He looked with an ironic eye upon the glamorless lost illusion, with the paint flaking off, and hurriedly turning his back on it all, he went, metaphorically, out of doors. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z Those thermal tiles, vital to protecting it from the searing heat of re-entry, had an embarrassing habit of flaking off. Essay: As Shuttle Era Ends, Dreams of Space Linger 2011-07-04T17:59:45Z Its green paint had flaked off beneath those noisy gales, but the latticework was over-grown with passion-flower vines and other vines, richly clustered with bunches of sweet white grapes. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z Looking up, I saw an immense blaze which seemed to be a mile high, followed by great rolling cotton-like masses of clouds which flaked off into sheets. The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry 2011-03-28T02:00:23.133Z It was on the ceiling that Lord Byron wrote his name, but this has flaked off and disappeared. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z The illusion would pass ... they would be just lifeless stupid dead soldiers, with broken legs and rifles, and the paint flaking off ... impossible to imagine anything with them. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z The presence of two techniques, Levallois flaking and bifacial reduction—which in the outer chunks of a rock are flaked off to separate a useable core—underscore the makers' African origins. Middle Eastern Stone Age Tools Mark Earlier Date for Human Migration out of Africa 2011-01-27T22:45:08.147Z It has a fibrous red bark, which flakes off like that of the Yew. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z Built into houses, they will poison residents for years, as pieces flake off to be inhaled or eaten by children, Keith said. African Gold Rush Kills Children as Miners Discover Lead Dust 2010-12-21T00:08:07Z The resulting thin algal deposit dries using natural evaporation and electric heat before flaking off into a container. Innovation: A Lean, Green Machine 2010-05-01T16:00:00Z Well-used fly strips hung between fluorescent lights, pale blue paint flaked off the walls, and fresh blood stained her sheets, the rusty bedpost and the linoleum floor. 2010-01-07T18:00:00Z Before the introduction of explosives, rock was laboriously excavated by hammer and chisel, or by the ancient process of “fire-setting,” i.e. building a fire against the rock, which, on cooling, splits and flakes off. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" The bole of the Yew is short but massive, covered with a thin red bark, that flakes off in patches much after the manner of Plane-bark. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z She made them out of the pieces of red bark which flaked off the pine-trunks and lay in heaps by the edge of the pool. The Furnace You lays the end, so, and flemish down, ring by ring until the bight's coiled, smooth, ready to flake off as it runs. A Man in the Open There was a sharp crackling noise and the heat chipped myriads of flakes off the stone walls, leaving a gray path across the rich murals, and the air was filled with flying particles. Astounding Stories, August, 1931 The bark, cinnamon-colored, flakes off in long ribbon-like strips with a satiny luster. My First Summer in the Sierra Age had dulled the weapon, and long slivers of rust flaked off, but the leather which bound him was also ancient. Isle of the Undead The picture being thus built up in layers of different paints it was very liable to flake off, leaving only the background. Books Before Typography A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49 The framework or foundation is of copper, apparently nearly pure, and the surface is plated with thin sheet gold, which tends to flake off as the copper foundation corrodes. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 It flaked off when it tried to pry open the man-hole cover of ray Dart. The Planetoid of Peril And some of the rust had been flaked off around the spot, too. Smugglers' Reef Then with a flaking, lateral motion he flaked off a part of the outer skin. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Their removal is accomplished by the employment of agents which cause a flaking off of the superficial layer of discolored skin, but after a few weeks the discolorations are apt to return. The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) They maneuvered close alongside, while Jack's fingers grasped the rail till the paint flaked off under the pressure he exerted in his excitement. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code In places where flint can be found, the children should collect specimens and experiment in chipping and flaking off small pieces. The Later Cave-Men When the mud dried, it flaked off and I was not much worse off temporarily than the balance of the crowd and they were welcome to the fun. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A. Bit by bit all of the outer layer was flaked off, and that, too, without appreciably scratching the next layer, so great was the worker's skill. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Marcel produced a pipe and stuffed it with the tobacco he flaked off a sad-looking plug. The Heart of Unaga Deposits from this solution, however, become gray if of any thickness, and, moreover, are-apt to flake off the work. On Laboratory Arts In places the brownstone front was cracked and great chips had flaked off. The Secret Wireless or, The Spy Hunt of the Camp Brady Patrol When the skin sheds, or flakes off, after the illness, the germs are shed in the scales and float, or are carried about, and thus spread the disease to others. A Handbook of Health Of the architecture there remain only small pieces flaked off the columns. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 It was, together with the eastern arm of the cathedral, closed for two and a half years, during which period the whole of the lime-white and paint encrusting the stonework was flaked off. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See In an experiment made for the purpose I found that plating may go on for an hour in this solution before the deposit begins to show signs of flaking off. On Laboratory Arts Some of the crust of formality flaked off from him, and his voice became a little louder. The Way of Ambition Small grooved axe of schistose rock, much flaked off at each end. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 His skin had started to flake off, leaving a kind of scale or dandruff on the flat industrial upholstery inside the trunk. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town He carried with him certain tools for a purpose, axes, cross-cut saws, iron wedges, a froe to flake off uniform slabs of cedar. The Hidden Places Pieces appreciably stained, — particularly if the stain is not uniformly distributed, — cracked pieces, and pieces tending to flake off in patches should be rejected. On Laboratory Arts Too often the paint is laid on thickly—perhaps too thickly—over indifferent material, and the first shock or scratch makes it scale and flake off. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) To prevent it from catching fire it was covered with a thick plastering of mud, and then to keep the mud from cracking and flaking off we procured Fig. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island He replaced it with a pipe, and prepared to flake off its filling from a plug of tobacco. The Man in the Twilight This they soon reached, and, prising frantically with crowbars, flaked off and rolled away half-ton blocks of the superincumbent mass. At a Winter's Fire The plaster used for the outer coating of the houses is apt to discolor or flake off, so that the general aspect is that of premature age. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 A big chunk of rock suddenly flaked off under the professor's assault. The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone Several times Lloyd lost his footing on the rocks that flaked off with every inch that they climbed. Scorched Earth She took a step forward and sat down on the rough boards, beside this wreck of manhood we were bringing in, unmindful of the dried fish-scales that would flake off upon her skirts. Sweetapple Cove It has a thin red-brown smooth bark which becomes shreddy as it flakes off in thin and rather small pieces. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter These bedroom walls had old pallid- yellow wallpaper that was bubbled and flaking off and patterned onto the strips of wallpaper there were hexagon shapes. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America The imitation leather cover was flaking off, and the leaves were stuck together. Spanish Doubloons You would have needed a pick-ax or a crowbar to flake off even a tiny speck of her. Laddie; a true blue story They ought to be painted inside as well as out, or else they will quickly decay, and if of iron they will rust, flake off, and become stopped. Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 Steel tanks will not rust as rapidly as iron, but the scale is more apt to flake off by the expansion and contraction of the metal, taking the paint with it. Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 It was a fine old house, with moulded ceilings, and some of the walls done in costly style, but the paint-work everywhere was faded or flaking off. Wanderers We had gone but few rods before a carriage drove to the tomb, and the chisel and hammer were flaking off keepsakes for four men. A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences The rounded forms result from the granites flaking off in curved laminæ, like onion-coats. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 This shelf, formed by the flaking off of a fold of granite, is about three inches wide, just wide enough for a safe rest for one's heels. The Yosemite Ever since I had met Tommy and Joyce again I seemed to have been shedding flakes off the crust of bitterness and hatred which had built itself up round my soul. A Rogue by Compulsion The bark is of a bright cinnamon color, and, in thrifty trees, beautifully braided and reticulated, flaking off in thin, lustrous ribbons that are sometimes used by Indians for tent-matting. The Mountains of California At the same moment he had flaked off a chunk of dark colored metal with his knife. The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings It is extremely graceful in appearance, with a yellowish-white smooth bark, which flakes off each year like that of our planes. Spinifex and Sand The bark is of a bright cinnamon color and is handsomely braided and reticulated on thrifty trees, flaking off in thin, shining ribbons that are sometimes used by the Indians for tent matting. The Yosemite Some are large-grained, of a pink colour, and appear in blocks, which, flaking off under the influence of the atmosphere, form ooidal blocks and boulders piled in irregular heaps. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 Alpine crags seem vertical but are nearly always inclined; their primary rock, you know, cannot flake off abruptly like this tufa. South Wind The mud of years flaked off his sides in a grey powdery scurf. Crome Yellow All were of a pink coarse-grained granite, which flakes off in large crusts under the influence of the atmosphere. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 |
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