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stretcher
stretch·er / ˈstrechər/ • n. 1. a framework of two poles with a long piece of canvas slung between them, used for carrying sick, injured, or dead people. ∎ a gurney. 2. a thing that stretches something, in particular: ∎ a wooden frame over which a canvas is spread and tautened ready for painting. ∎ archaic, inf. an exaggeration or lie. 3. a rod or bar joining and supporting chair legs. ∎ a crosspiece in the bottom of a boat on which a rower’s feet are braced. 4. a brick or stone laid with its long side along the face of a wall. Compare with header (sense 3). |
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"stretcher." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "stretcher." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-stretcher.html "stretcher." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-stretcher.html |
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stretcher.
1. A piece of wood fixed athwartships in the bottom of a pulling boat against which the rowers can brace their feet. 2. A short length of wood, notched at both ends, for spreading the clews of a hammock when sleeping in it. |
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"stretcher." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "stretcher." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-stretcher.html "stretcher." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-stretcher.html |
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stretcher. The wooden framework on which a canvas is stretched and fixed. Wedges in the inner corners enable the canvas to be tightened if it slackens.
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IAN CHILVERS. "stretcher." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "stretcher." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-stretcher.html IAN CHILVERS. "stretcher." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-stretcher.html |
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stretcher. The wooden framework on which a canvas is stretched and fixed. Wedges in the inner corners enable the canvas to be tightened if it slackens.
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IAN CHILVERS. "stretcher." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "stretcher." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-stretcher.html IAN CHILVERS. "stretcher." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-stretcher.html |
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stretcher
stretcher n. a framework of two poles with a long piece of canvas slung between them, used for carrying sick, injured, or dead people.
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"stretcher." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "stretcher." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-stretcher.html "stretcher." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-stretcher.html |
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stretcher
stretcher. See brickwork.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "stretcher." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "stretcher." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-stretcher.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "stretcher." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-stretcher.html |
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stretcher
•catcher, dacha, focaccia, patcher, scratcher, snatcher, stature, thatcher
•facture, fracture, manufacture
•capture, enrapture, rapture
•flycatcher • oystercatcher
•archer, departure, kwacha, marcher, starcher, viscacha
•pasture
•etcher, fetcher, fletcher, lecher, sketcher, stretcher
•conjecture, lecture
•sepulture
•denture, misadventure, peradventure
•divesture, gesture, vesture
•texture • architecture • nature
•magistrature
•bleacher, creature, feature, headteacher, Katowice, Nietzsche, preacher, screecher, teacher
•schoolteacher
•ditcher, hitcher, pitcher, stitcher, twitcher
•Chibcha
•picture, stricture
•filcher • simcha
•cincture, tincture
•scripture
•admixture, commixture, fixture, intermixture, mixture
•expenditure • forfeiture
•discomfiture • garniture
•primogeniture, progeniture
•miniature • furniture • temperature
•portraiture • literature
•divestiture, vestiture
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"stretcher." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "stretcher." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-stretcher.html "stretcher." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-stretcher.html |
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