TROWEL (Med. Eng. truel, O. Fr. truelle, Low Lat. truella, a variant of trulla, diminutive of trua, stirring spoon, ladle, Gr. ropbvrt, from the root tar, to turn round and round; cf. ropebs, borer)

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TROWEL (Med. Eng. truel, O. Fr. truelle, Low Lat. truella, a variant of trulla, diminutive of trua, stirring spoon, ladle, Gr. ropbvrt, from the root tar, to turn round and round; cf. ropebs, borer) , a

tool

TOOL (0. Eng. tdl, generally referred to a root seen in the Goth. taujan, to make, or in the
English
- ENGLISH
word " taw," to work or dress
leather
- LEATHER (a word which appears in all Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Leder, Dutch
  leer
  - LEER
  or leder, Swed. leder, and in such Celtic forms as Welsh llader)
- LEATHER, ARTIFICIAL
)

or implement, varying in shape according to the use to which it is put, but consisting of a blade of

iron

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

or steel fitted with a handle. The bricklayers' or plasterers'

trowel

TROWEL (Med. Eng. truel, O. Fr. truelle, Low Lat. truella, a variant of trulla, diminutive of trua, stirring spoon, ladle, Gr. ropbvrt, from the root tar, to turn round and round; cf. ropebs, borer)

, used for mixing, spreading and smoothing the mortar or plaster, has a flat, triangular,

oval

OVAL (Lat. ovum, egg)

or rectangular blade; the gardeners'

trowel

TROWEL (Med. Eng. truel, O. Fr. truelle, Low Lat. truella, a variant of trulla, diminutive of trua, stirring spoon, ladle, Gr. ropbvrt, from the root tar, to turn round and round; cf. ropebs, borer)

, for digging

plants

PLANTS

, laying or mixing mould, &c., has a semi-cylindrical blade. Highly ornamental trowelsmade of, or decorated with, the

precious

PRECIOUS (O. Fr. precios, mod. precieux, Lat. pretiosus, of high value or price, pretium)

metals are presented to royal,. official or other personages who formally lay the

foundation

FOUNDATION (Lat. fundatio, from fundare, to found)

stones of buildings.

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