Nouns denoting man-made objects

line engraving

engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved

 

tun

a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals

 

duffle

a coarse heavy woolen fabric

 

Cordarone

an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective

 

band

an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

 

enlarger

photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph

 

boat deck

the upper deck on which lifeboats are stored

 

suppressor

an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents

 

gold braid

trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains

 

naval equipment

equipment for a navy

 

barn

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

 

alternator

an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)

 

shower cap

a tight cap worn to keep hair dry while showering

 

crematorium

a mortuary where corpses are cremated

 

shell plating

the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship

 

active placebo

a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects

 

sill

structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure

 

rifle

a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore

 

transformer

an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage

 

scooter

a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel