gum elastic
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gum elastic
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Elasticity -- N. elasticity, springiness, spring, resilience, renitency, buoyancy. rubber, India rubber, Indian rubber, latex, caoutchouc, whalebone, gum elastic, baleen, natural rubber; neoprene, synthetic rubber, Buna-S, plastic. flexibility, Young's modulus.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
Between the years 1831 and 1832 he began to hear about gum elastic and very carefully examined every article that appeared in the newspapers relative to this new material.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 by Various
It is hard like metal and as elastic as pure original gum elastic.
From The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest by Thompson, Holland
Among other fancy articles he had newspapers printed on the gum elastic drapery, and the improvement began to be highly appreciated.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 by Various
Metallic tubes will not do; but the gum elastic are to be employed.
From The Dog by Dinks
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