Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See sandal.
  • noun A sandpapering-machine: as, a disk-sander (one employing a revolving disk covered with sandpaper), a belt-sander, a blind-sander, a sunder and polisher.
  • noun A device on a locomotive or an electric car for sanding the track.

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Percidaezander.

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  • noun a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor

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Examples

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  • PETER STIGTER & JONAS GUSTAVSSON Slender black pants are the engine of Raf Simons ' collection for Jil Sander, which is a minimalist triumph of color, comfort, and clean lines, writes the Journal's Christina Binkley.

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  • Simon's current contract at Jil Sander, which is supposedly not due to expire anytime soon .

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  • Her husband, Papa, also known as Sander Yi Chung Ho, was at the grill.

    AroundTheCapitol.com 2010

  • It announces the new ownership of the store, now called Sander's Market.

    unknown title 2009

  • "Sander," as his friends know him, figured to become a lawyer, just like his mother and father back in Colorado.

    TOWN-GOWN SHOWDOWN 2008

  • From Rehearsal to Final Jam: “Hasta La Vista” Join Barron and Sander aka actors Jordan Francis and Roshon Fegan for a backstage look at the making of one of the movie’s hottest musical numbers.

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  • "Sander" has commented that cowardly customers left without helping the clerk, but from what I can see, the "people leaving" are actually the clerk himself.

    Boing Boing Xeni Jardin 2011

  • The principal street, "Sander," is broad and cleanly paved in the middle with square stones, and at the sides with bricks.

    A Woman's Journey Round the World Ida Pfeiffer 1827

  • 'Sander's Children: Figurative Photography in the Tradition of August Sander'

    Photography in Sharp Focus 2008

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