steel-faced
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of steel-faced
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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While John Deere sold a steel-faced plow as early as 1838, it was James Oliver’s improvements to the device in the late 1860s that transformed life for homesteaders.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
As a rule, the plates are not steel-faced until after the proofs before lettering have been printed.
From A Treatise on Etching by Maxime Lalanne
The bruising-hammer is steel-faced, about 4 inches square, and 1-1/2 inch thick.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer
Zinc plates can be steel-faced, but the facing cannot be renewed, as it cannot be removed.
From A Treatise on Etching by Maxime Lalanne
To a water-tight, fire-proof, angle-iron, sunk-hinge, time-lock, steel-faced Lie!
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 by Various
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