Meaning of rosehead | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The head or blossom of a rose.
2. A many-sided pyramidal head upon a nail.
3. A nail with that kind of head.
4. A circular or spherical nozzle or end to something that is perforated to allow the escape of liquid or gas.
5. A bur or gouge that has a spherical head and curled blades, resembling the curled petals of a rose.
6. A conical drillbit that has radiating blades.

Examples

“He's here, I've heard, day after day, following you round while you snip off roseheads.”

“The achillea and Craspedia have⟳ strong stems which can simply be pushed into the foam ball, but as the roseheads, dahlias and Helichrysum have⟳ no stems, it is best to use⟳ a glue gun to fix⟳ the flowers to the foam ball.”

“She plucked a rosehead and anxiously began pulling off the petals as she listlessly wandered, remembering Antonia's words that perhaps the boys were better off at Phillips.”

“In the Fort Southwest Point⟳ collection, hand-wrought iron⟳ nails headed in the "rosehead" pattern account for a total of 3,549 specimens (38% of hand-wrought nails).”

“The most common shape⟳ was the "rosehead"; however, broad "butterfly" heads and narrow L-heads also were crafted.”

“Nails with distinctive "roseheads" (Figure⟳ 5.65a) are the most common type⟳ of nail found in the study⟳ sites.”

“The gadroon strips have⟳ been reset, their roseheads countersunk.”

“It's the nails. There are some hand-forged roseheads in there.”

“"These are roseheads in this bin," he said, "and these are tenderhooks and horseshoe nails here, and scuppers."”

“To this I attach a rosehead like⟳ that of an ordinary deggin-can, and have⟳ it placed, pointing upwards, directly underneath and near to my patient's nostrils.”

“At first a bottle was used to which an ordinary watering pot rosehead was attached, and the solution thrown on the suspended sheets, but this was soon modified and changes made until a suitable apparatus was devised for disinfection purposes and a new system of room disinfections was introduced.”

“Early forms of sprinklers were in the shape⟳ of roseheads or hollow, perforated , spherical-shaped bodies, but experience⟳ soon proved that such small openings would be stopped up by dust , or by the sediment or scale from within the pipes.”

“In mixing, water should be applied through a rosehead, as the moisture is thereby more evenly distributed, and there is less risk⟳ of washing away the cement.”

“The bubbling of vapour through the rosehead should not be too brisk, otherwise solution will be lost through the hole, G.”

“The rosehead is a most effective gouge for removing carious bone, as well as a very convenient instrument for enlarging cloacae to allow⟳ of an exploration for sequestra.”

“The rosehead bur is used to remove⟳ bone and the flat fissured bur to bisect a tooth for easier removal.”

“A long shank micromotor carbide rosehead no. 6 bur is the most appropriate bur used to perform⟳ coronectomy mounted on a contra angle micromotor hand piece as it facilitates inducing the cut⟳ in the third molar better as compared to the straight bone cutting handpiece due to inaccessibility of the area in which procedure is being performed.”

“The rosehead bit has a series of cutters, nine in all, that radiate from the centre point⟳.”

“Usually included is a rose bit (Fig. 13.20) or the rosehead countersink (Fig. 13.21).”

“A rosehead bit will also countersink brass, if it is necessary to deal⟳ with screw holes in hinges or other metal fittings; but there are flat countersinking bits for metal that are made to fit braces.”

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