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skewing
[ skyoo-ing ]
/ ˈskyu ɪŋ /
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noun
a process of removing excess gold leaf from a stamped surface.
skewings, the gold leaf so removed.
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Origin of skewing
First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain
Words nearby skewing
skewed, skewer, skewerwood, skew field, skewgee, skewing, skew lines, skewness, skew-symmetric, skew symmetry, skewwhiff
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