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noun

ornamentation having the form of a pattern of circular arcs, engraved by a rose engine.

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Origin of engine turning

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby engine turning

engine house, engineman, engine pod, engine room, enginery, engine turning, engird, engirdle, englacial, England, Engle

How to use engine turning in a sentence

But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.
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Emetophobia tends to compromise my relationships, turning me into a selfish jerk.
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The jet engine instantly brought two advances over propellers: it doubled the speed and it was far more reliable.
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These days, plenty of women are turning to online sites for no-frills male companionship.
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The numbers reinforce another article in the Post, in which cops confessed to “turning a blind eye” to minor crimes.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
When he had finished, she took them from his hand, and turning them round in agitated silence, examined their seals and writing.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
There was a great comparing of papers, and turning over of leaves, by Fogg and Perker, after this statement of profit and loss.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Of silence before them that salute thee: of looking upon a harlot: and of turning away thy face from thy kinsman.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
It was only the engine drawing the train of cars up to the station to take the passengers away.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
Further enlightenment (as with men) comes through grace as soon as they become beati through turning to good.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor