To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.
simple past tense of fall
To strike down, kill, destroy.
To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
Sharply; fiercely.
Human skin (now only as a metaphorical use of previous sense).
The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.
An animal skin, hide, pelt.
A rocky ridge or chain of mountains.
A wild field or upland moor.
A cutting-down of timber.
The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
The finer portions of ore, which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting.
Very large; huge.
Strong and fiery; biting; keen; sharp; pungent
Of a strong and cruel nature; eager and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage.
To use a squeegee.
A tool used to remove excess moisture from a print.
A street-cleaning machine consisting of a roller made of squeegee blades pulled by a horse.
A short-handled tool, especially as used on car windshields and home windows.
A long-handled tool used on ships for swabbing the decks and spreading protective coatings.
Similar long-handled tools used for drying or leveling surfaces such as paths and roadways.
A tool used to force the ink through the stencil in silk-screen printing.
A person who uses a squeegee, especially one who "cleans" the windshield of a car stopped at a traffic light and then demands payment.