knurl
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noun
1.
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
2.
a knur.
verb (used with object)
3.
to make knurls or ridges on.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to impress with a series of fine ridges or serrations |
| —n | |
| 2. | a small ridge, esp one of a series providing a rough surface that can be gripped |
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| nurl or nurl | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
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Knurl
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Word Origin & History
knurl
1608, probably a dim. of M.E. knor "knot" (c.1400), related to gnarl, from P.Gmc. *knur- (cf. Ger. knorren "a knotty excrescence").
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Example sentences
Knurl, there's no way to tell someone who hasn't had one of these events that they are real, but they are.
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