dowel
noun
a pin, usually round, fitting into holes in two adjacent pieces to prevent their slipping or to align them.
dowels
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pluralof dowel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The first, Spherae, is a ball-shaped cushion supported by three polished wood dowels that slide through a brass disc and lock into place.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Lyon created a custom plywood pegboard wall with oversize movable dowels and shelves for a playroom in the Greenwich, Conn., home of a client with a child who enjoys painting.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
You can separately buy rings to attach to the ends of pins, which work best with dowels, as opposed to tapered styles.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
It was the first house I had ever been in that did not have wardrobes, no three-piece set of veneered chipboard, that leaned precariously as the glue loosened in the dowels.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
Looped neatly over pegs beside each marionette was an array of dowels and paddles, strung together with thin black cord.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
