Ball and ring
a simplified bead-and-reel turning, used especially in english and american furniture of the 17th century.
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also called enarthrosis. anatomy, zoology. a joint in which the rounded end of one bone fits into a cuplike end of the other bone, allowing for relatively free rotary motion, as at the hip or shoulder. also called ball joint. a similar joint between rods, links, pipes, etc., consisting of a ball-like termination on one […]
- Ball bearing
a bearing consisting of a number of hard b-lls running in grooves in the surfaces of two concentric rings, one of which is mounted on a rotating or oscillating shaft or the like. any of the b-lls so used. historical examples so that they cannot be injured by waste oil from the ball bearing, or […]
- Ball-carrier
the offensive player having the ball and attempting to gain ground. historical examples then ball-carrier remembered his parents and went back to them. the brown fairy book andrew lang now ever since ball-carrier’s death the family had been very poor, and often could not get enough to eat. the brown fairy book andrew lang the […]
- Ball cock
a device for regulating the supply of water in a tank, cistern, or the like, consisting essentially of a valve connected to a hollow floating ball which by its rise or fall shuts or opens the valve. historical examples on top of the generator is a tipping water-bucket i supplied with water through a ball […]
- Ball foot
a ball-like turned foot, used especially in the 16th and 17th centuries. historical examples the bow-legged chair, often with claw and ball foot, came into use in the beginning of the eighteenth century. customs and fashions in old new england alice morse earle there were also several variations on the claw and ball foot. furnishing […]