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- noun Plural form of
clothespin .
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Examples
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Good reasons suggest that even if sounds are not identical with ordinary objects and events, such as clothespins and collisions, they nonetheless are public rather than private.
Auditory Perception O'Callaghan, Casey 2009
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Accessories, such as clothespins, lines, hooks and clothespin bags, are found at discount retailers, such as Kmart.
unknown title 2009
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Copic Multiliner, stamped the boxers, cami, bra and panties just under it, then drew in little "clothespins" with the Multiliner.
Prairie Paper & Ink 2008
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Copic Multiliner, stamped the boxers, cami, bra and panties just under it, then drew in little "clothespins" with the Multiliner.
Prairie Paper & Ink 2008
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Here in Quebec, the roof of the Olympic Stadium is a similar deal, and huge hot-air guns are needed to try to melt the snow - and when it's not fast enough, it has to be removed mechanically, or the roof fails (and then they have to get out these huge mechanical "clothespins" to hold the edges together until it can be fixed.
Slashdot 2009
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She dirties her hands and feet, splashes paint onto her skin or pinches it with clothespins, squeezes herself into cupboards and detached fireplace moldings, wraps herself in tattered wallpaper peeling from the walls, crouches barefoot amongst the dust and detritus and reclines in display cases alongside taxidermied rodents.
Larissa Archer: Artist Unbound: Francesca Woodman at SFMOMA Larissa Archer 2012
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She dirties her hands and feet, splashes paint onto her skin or pinches it with clothespins, squeezes herself into cupboards and detached fireplace moldings, wraps herself in tattered wallpaper peeling from the walls, crouches barefoot amongst the dust and detritus and reclines in display cases alongside taxidermied rodents.
Larissa Archer: Artist Unbound: Francesca Woodman at SFMOMA Larissa Archer 2012
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Tie a big bow and secure it on the sides of the bag with glue. fastening with clothespins til dry.
Paper Bag Cover 2009
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JP: Recently, I bought about 500 vintage wooden clothespins.
Meredith Barnett: John Patrick of Organic Meredith Barnett 2010
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She dirties her hands and feet, splashes paint onto her skin or pinches it with clothespins, squeezes herself into cupboards and detached fireplace moldings, wraps herself in tattered wallpaper peeling from the walls, crouches barefoot amongst the dust and detritus and reclines in display cases alongside taxidermied rodents.
Larissa Archer: Artist Unbound: Francesca Woodman at SFMOMA Larissa Archer 2012
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