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  • noun Plural form of dial.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dial.

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Examples

  • A cubical stone with vertical dials is sometimes placed as a finial on the point of a gable, as on a church porch, or lych gate, or occasionally on a house.

    The Book of Sun-Dials 1900

  • The market cross with its dials is still standing at Oakham, and the parish stocks are at its foot.

    The Book of Sun-Dials 1900

  • One of the dials is over the bay window of the banquetting hall, the other over a window near the state rooms, once occupied by Mary, Queen of

    The Book of Sun-Dials 1900

  • In Loggan's "Views of Cambridge," 1675, a cube of dials is represented on the Gate Tower of Caius College.

    The Book of Sun-Dials 1900

  • A fine hexagonal block with four vertical dials is at Kinross House, and the following information as to the maker was supplied to Mr. Ross: "John Hamilton, mason, servitor to Mr. James Smith, overseer of his Majesty's works, cut the two sun-dials still standing on the walls of the office courts to the right and left of the house, between 14th April and 28th June, 1686."

    The Book of Sun-Dials 1900

  • If jon is right about the toll-free number the terminal dials, that is probably why they charge 50 cents per deposit.

    Sidestep Minimum Credit Card Purchase Requirements | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • Interestingly, the nameplate is Admiral, the dials resemble Maytag dials with the easy rubber grips, and the tub and inner workings are definitely Whirlpool ..... down to the agitator and the sounds it makes.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2010

  • The movements of the two other faculties seem to me to be like those of the needle of sun-dials, which is never at rest; yet when the Sun of Justice will have it so, He can hold it still.

    The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus of Avila Teresa 1548

  • I wish the dials were a little bigger-or there were MORE of them 'cause there's totally room-but they're still super neat.

    Gizmodo 2009

  • Hide / show body parts or dials, turn shadow casting or bending on or off for body parts, add curve dials to body parts, rename dials, set limits and set whether Poser automatically respects them, all in multiple body parts at once.

    News 2009

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