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| 1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
shaper
n 1: a person who makes things [syn: maker, shaper]
2: a machine tool for shaping metal or wood [syn: shaper,
shaping machine]
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| 2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Shaper \Shap"er\, n.
1. One who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes.
[1913 Webster]
The secret of those old shapers died with them.
--Lowell.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which shapes; a machine for giving a particular form
or outline to an object. Specifically;
(a) (Metal Working) A kind of planer in which the tool,
instead of the work, receives a reciprocating motion,
usually from a crank.
(b) (Wood Working) A machine with a vertically revolving
cutter projecting above a flat table top, for cutting
irregular outlines, moldings, etc.
[1913 Webster]
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