Shavings Sentence Examples

A large variety of materials have been used in their manufacture by different peoples at different times - painted linen and shavings of stained horn by the Egyptians, gold and silver by the Romans, rice-paper by the Chinese, silkworm cocoons in Italy, the plumage of highly coloured birds in South America, wax, small tinted shells, &c. At the beginning of the 8th century the French, who originally learnt the art from the Italians, made great advances in the accuracy of their reproductions, and towards the end of that century the Paris manufacturers enjoyed a world-wide reputation.

When I was building, one of these had its nest underneath the house, and before I had laid the second floor, and swept out the shavings, would come out regularly at lunch time and pick up the crumbs at my feet.

The large table covered with books and plans, the tall glass-fronted bookcases with keys in the locks, the high desk for writing while standing up, on which lay an open exercise book, and the lathe with tools laid ready to hand and shavings scattered around--all indicated continuous, varied, and orderly activity.

It has been suggested that the above-mentioned callosities or " chestnuts " on the limbs of horses are vestigial scent-glands; and it is noteworthy that scrapings or shavings from their surface have a powerful attraction for other horses, and are also used by poachers and burglars to keep dogs silent.

In Canada air spaces are largely used either alone or in combination with silicate cotton or planer shavings.

Mahi mahi wrapped in plantain leaf and served with a salad of palm heart shavings and green papaya was a delicate mix of flavors.

Parmesan (cheese)arm serving bowl and cover with the parmesan shavings.

In order to keep costs for drying and grinding low, dry sawdust and wood shavings are used predominantly.

This will produce fine shavings at first that will collect at the end, this is your tinder.

Resin being waterproof means a few shavings are easily ignited, even in the rain.

Spoon the sauce on top of the pasta and garnish with Parmesan shavings and chopped chives.

Many of the queries have been from the US and concern cedar shavings.

However, there seem to be studies that show that pine shavings are not good for the health of our rodents.

Spread some Passatta onto the Tortilla, add your meat toppings, then sprinkle on the Mozzerella, Cheddar and some Parmesan shavings.

Wood shavings should be used for the floor of the hutch or cage.

The floor area of the pen may be bare concrete or wood, or possibly strewn with straw or shavings.

A small pile of tinder shavings is all you need to start a roaring fire.

Ask them for some wood shavings or a small piece of discarded wood of the same type, and make your own shavings.

Mix the shavings with a bit of carpenter's glue, until you have a paste-like consistency, and carefully putty the mix into the furniture until you're happy with the result.

Shake and strain into a martini glass, and top with a bit of whipped cream and/or chocolate shavings.

Ideally, dogs will gradually wear the bones down as they chew, but in many of these cases, the problem seemed to stem from dogs swallowing large chucks, rather than gnawing off small shavings.

Before serving, add some chocolate shavings, fresh fruit, or a vegan cookie.

Hamsters and other rodents use wood shavings as bedding, while a cat or a dog's bedding will usually refer to some sort of pillow.

It also eliminates the possibility of tiny metal shavings from falling into the can's contents.

Additionally, with regular can openers, there's always a risk of metal shavings falling into the food.

Grate your soap with a kitchen grater and place the shavings into a blender.

Alternatively, you may roll the truffles in things such as nuts, powdered sugar or chocolate shavings.

In this the feathers of the top of the head are very singular, looking like glossy curled shavings of black horn or whalebone, the effect being due to the dilatation of the shaft and its coalescence with the consolidated barbs.

If you use wood shavings they must be dust-free and you should avoid cedar shavings as they can cause health problems.