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I've forgot. Can anyone help me? What's the word for the tiny little scored grooves on the sides of paper clips?
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wow, this has been harder to track down than I expected! but I did find "serrations" (scroll way down to the "Collette") listed. nowadays they're mostly called "nonslip"...
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Amazing! I've never in my life seen any other than the Improved Gem Paperclip and the Perfected Gem Paperclip.
We never had those with "serrations". Nice page Etaoin; all those different forms!
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enthusiast
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Yes, very nice page. I never knew that those very beautiful ones were called "Owl Clips".
I would have guessed that the indentations were called knurls, but “serrations” seems to be the industry-accepted standard.
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'the nifty paperclip'
For me a bonus word: nifty:–adjective 1. attractively stylish or smart: a nifty new dress for Easter.
2. very good; fine; excellent: a nifty idea.
3. substantial; sizable: We sold the car for a nifty profit.
Never seen or heard that one before.
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Never seen or heard that one before.
Still hear it occasionally. Honda also had a scooter out around the Eighties known as the 'Nifty Fifty'
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wow, this has been harder to track down than I expected! but I did find "serrations" (scroll way down to the "Collette") listed. nowadays they're mostly called "nonslip"... I really found the site fascinating, thanks for sharing.
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For me a bonus word: nifty:
Never seen or heard that one before.
huh, I use it quite frequently, though there's no denying it has gone out of favor.
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Nifty is a Indian stock market index..check the business news some day.. Learning at www.vocabularybuilding.org
Last edited by infiniti; 06/11/2009 6:07 PM.
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