Bastard cut
adjective
(mechanical engineering) (of a file) having medium teeth; intermediate between a coarse cut and a fine cut
Read Also:
- Bastard file
a file of the commercial grade of coarseness between coarse and second-cut.
- Bastard indigo
a bushy shrub, Amorpha fruticosa, of the legume family, native to North America, having elongated clusters of dull purplish or bluish flowers.
- Bastard mahogany
an Australian tree, Eucalyptus botryoides, of the myrtle family, having lance-shaped leaves and furrowed bark.
- Bastard measles
noun (pathol) an informal name for rubella
- Dunois
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Comte de (“Bastard of Orleans”) 1403?–68, French military leader: relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans. Historical Examples Dunois’ evidence appears to have been written down by a clerk unacquainted with events. The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) Anatole […]