Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Plumbe.
Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Plumbe and, of course, Plumbe synonyms and on the right images related to the word Plumbe.
No result for Plumbe. Showing similar results...
Charina plumbeaWenona We*no"na, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A sand snake (Charina plumbea) of Western North America, of
the family Erycid[ae]. Plumbean
Plumbean Plum"be*an, Plumbeous Plum"be*ous, a. [L. plumbeus,
from plumbum the metal lead.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. --J. Ellis.
2. Dull; heavy; stupid. [R.] --J. P. Smith.
PlumbedPlumb Plumb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plumbing.]
1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular;
as, to plumb a building or a wall.
2. To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water;
hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth,
quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test.
He did not attempt to plumb his intellect. --Ld.
Lytton.
3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe.
4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing. Plumbeous
Plumbean Plum"be*an, Plumbeous Plum"be*ous, a. [L. plumbeus,
from plumbum the metal lead.]
1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. --J. Ellis.
2. Dull; heavy; stupid. [R.] --J. P. Smith.
PlumberPlumber Plumb"er, n. [F. plombier. See Plumb.]
One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and
repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for
the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings. plumber blockPillow Pil"low, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.]
1. Anything used to support the head of a person when
reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers,
down, hair, or other soft material.
[Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak.
2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to
equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.]
3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian.
Lace pillow, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace.
Pillow bier [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. b["u]re a pillowcase],
a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Pillow block (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting
a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the
frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished
with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for
tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also
pillar block, or plumber block.
Pillow lace, handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace
pillow.
Pillow of a plow, a crosspiece of wood which serves to
raise or lower the beam.
Pillow sham, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when
not in use.
Pillow slip, a pillowcase. Plumber block
Plumber block Plumb"er block`
A pillow block.
Plumbery
Plumbery Plumb"er*y, n. [F. plomberie.]
1. The business of a plumber. [Obs.]
2. A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works.
Meaning of Plumbe from wikipedia
- John
Plumbe Jr. (occasionally Plumb; July 13, 1809 – May 29, 1857) was a Welsh-born
American entrepreneurial photographer, gallerist, publisher, and an...
- Look up
plumbe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Plumbe is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include: John
Plumbe (1809–1857), Welsh-born American...
-
either in
asylums for the
mentally ill or in workhouses. In 1847, Ann
Serena Plumbe took an
interest in the
plight of
those with
neurodevelopmental disabilities...
-
Thelma Amelina Plumbe (born 21
December 1994),
known professionally as
Thelma Plum, is an
Aboriginal Australian singer, songwriter,
guitarist and musician...
-
Rowland Plumbe, also
known as
Roland Plumbe (2
February 1838,
Whitechapel – 2
April 1919, Willesden), was an
English architect,
famous for
being the author...
- Belva".
Sioux City Journal. May 16, 1888. p. 1.
Retrieved May 17, 2022.
Plumbe, Geo. E., ed. (1890). The
Daily News
Almanac and
Political Register (PDF)...
-
Daguerreotype of east side of the
Capitol in 1846, by John
Plumbe,
showing Bulfinch's dome...
- The
earliest known photograph of the
White House,
taken c. 1846 by John
Plumbe during the
administration of
James K. Polk
Additions proposed by architect...
- 20th
centuries consisting of 2,200
model dwellings,
designed by
Rowland Plumbe. It was
developed as the Noel Park
Estate on a
tract of land on the edge...
-
Lewis Publishing Company, 1905. See Town of
Southold – Plum ("Plumme") ("
Plumbe")
Island "Plum
Island Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. "PUBLIC LAW 110–329—SEPT...
