Meaning of tree-maker | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who makes or constructs a tree, i.e., a branching diagram or a family tree.
2. One who makes or constructs saddle trees.
3. One who combines the waxes (wax molds) for multiple rings onto a wax rod in order to cast a plaster mold for making multiple rings.
4. A software program that constructs family trees.
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tree, maker.

Examples

“Alfred S. Romer, a paleontologist at Harvard, was one of the great tree makers of the midcentury, and his reached a broad audience of young scientists-in-training through his influential textbooks, most notably Vertebrate Paleontology.”

“In making saddles to run⟳ and try⟳ in, the trees oƒf them are occasionally leaded by the tree-maker or saddler, agreeably to the directions either may receive⟳ from his employer; and a four-pound saddle in this way is made to weigh⟳ seven pounds.”

“This instrument was procured and the Investigating Officer was easily convinced of the accuracy of the wood-carver's statements, and, on the result⟳ being communicated to the victim of the theft, the thief was easily found: in fact the last⟳ servant whom the banker had dismissed had formerly been a tree maker, and indeed went back to that trade⟳ whenever he was out of a place⟳ .”

“It takes Hill from a week to at least a month to make⟳ a saddle, figuring drying time for the dampened leather and depending on the type⟳ of saddle. He starts with the tree, which he acquired from a tree maker.”

“Next a tree maker takes a handful of the waxes and attaches them to a wax rod; the waxes branch up off the rod like⟳ the limbs of a Christmas tree, connected to the rod by the twig of wax created when the wax was forced down the channel of the mold (this twig is called a "sprue").”

“Titles found in this category include⟳ Compton's Encyclopedia, Microsoft Encarta, Mavis Beacon Typing, home designing software, family tree makers, as well as a wide range of college test⟳ preparation software and programs to help⟳ you learn⟳ a new language.”

“There are also free software tree-makers, which you can track down online, or via a family history magazine bulletin.”

“Our Gold Award winner, Legacy Family Tree, has features that connect⟳ you to popular genealogy searches, sync with online tree makers and import any sources you find⟳ online.”

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