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
A thin slab will be cut in the stone blocks that make up the staircase, and the portrait will be fitted in and secured with stainless steel dowels.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2023
Using little more than modeling clay and a set of soft, eraser-like dowels, Ms. Gatliff transformed unknown skulls into eerily lifelike busts.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2020
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
Red, black, and white threads zip in and around a set of dowels.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
