engine turning


noun
  1. ornamentation having the form of a pattern of circular arcs, engraved by a rose engine.

Origin of engine turning

1
First recorded in 1880–85

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How to use engine turning in a sentence

  • Scotty had chosen the fast speedboat and already had the engine turning over.

    Smugglers' Reef | John Blaine
  • "He's got that engine turning up as fast as it will go," he commented.

  • This represents two windmills, turning in opposite directions; and imitates the engine turning, on the backs of watches.

  • Well versed in the literacy of consumption, these people perform exactly the function expected: keep the economic engine turning.

  • She would pass anything, even the unexpected appearance of a road-mending engine turning a corner did not perceptibly disturb her.

    Emily Fox-Seton | Frances Hodgson Burnett