mandrin

[ măn′drĭn ]

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A stiff wire or stylet inserted into a soft catheter to give it shape and firmness while passing through a hollow tubular structure.mandrel

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Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

Mandrin was the son of a peasant in Dauphiny who dealt in cattle.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things|Edmund Fillingham King
They may have taken me for the late Mandrin, descending from the mountains of Savoy.
The Companions of Jehu|Alexandre Dumas, pre
Mandrin, with those that survived of his little party, were carried prisoners to Valence in Dauphiny.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things|Edmund Fillingham King
As he left, he said, "Personally I have not the faintest idea they will penetrate as far as Mandrin—not the faintest!"
Home Fires in France|Dorothy Canfield

Two German soldiers were throwing down hay from the gable end of the Mandrin livery-stable which overlooked the wall.
Home Fires in France|Dorothy Canfield