ball and ring

American  

noun

1. a simplified bead-and-reel turning, used especially in English and American furniture of the 17th century.

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Example Sentences

The brass ball and brass ring shown in Figure 43 are called the expansion ball and ring.

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Heat both ball and ring for a short time.

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The latter is suspended by two dolphins, instead of the chains generally in use, whose tails are united, and attached to a small ball and ring.

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Now take the ball and ring into sunlight, or the light of a lamp or candle, holding them so that the shadow of the ring is as thin as possible.

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Move the ball and ring so that the shadow slowly returns to its first position.

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