Meaning of blick | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The brightening or iridescence appearing on silver or gold at the end of the cupelling or refinishing process.
2. A sawed-off length of something.
3. A pistol.
   Multicultural-London-English, slang

Examples

“The nearer the process⟳ approaches to the “Blick,” the slower is the formation of litharge, till at last⟳ it can only be continued by a very strong fire.”

“It was also found advantageous not to complete⟳ cupellations in the cupel furnace, but to stop⟳ the operation some time before the Blick, and to transfer⟳ the alloy to the refining furnace, in which cupellation is completed and the silver refined;”

“Commonly, as it cools, it emits a sudden gleam or flash⟳ of light⟳[…]but as this gleam or “blick” is exhibited by gold as well as by silver[…]”

“When the last⟳ of the lead⟳ separates, and the button is not smaller than a pin-head, there is a brilliant play⟳ of colors, then the button becomes dull; this is known as the "blick," "brightening," "fulguration," or "coruscation."”

“When the blick ( or coloured films ) just disappears, close⟳ the doors for a few minutes and then remove⟳ the cupels, taking the usual precautions against the button spitting.”

“Witness here described many blicks of wood cut⟳ out of trees on this line showing ages of marks.”

“Method of producing short boards as boards for boxes, cases or the like⟳, characterized by the fact that the log⟳ previous to or after the ends thereof being cut⟳ away as usual is cut⟳ into short logs or blicks of about the length of the boards to be produced,”

“And we used the saw⟳ to cut⟳ down the snow⟳ in little blicks.”

“Fix⟳ up, look⟳ sharp. Don't make⟳ me get⟳ the blicks out, get⟳ dark.”

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