Word: mold
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...resins. Best known ones are those made from phenol and formaldehyde (Bakelite, Durez), urea and formaldehyde (Unyte, Plaskon, Beetle), glycerol and phthalic anhydride (Glyptal, Rezyl), and vinyl compounds (Vinylite). Other trade names: Tornesite, Thiokol, Plioform, Victron. With Bakelite starting the grand march they have been widely used in small molded shapes. Late developments make it possible to mold large objects (chair backs and legs, table tops, radio cabinets) from plastics. Tanks nine feet in diameter have been molded from Haveg, a phenol-aldehyde. Textiles can be impregnated with plastics to stop their creasing. Dr. Ellis believes that "the synthetic resin...
When, two years ago this fall, the pattern of life of the Harvard upperclassman was poured into the new mold of the House Plan, the College found that two elements were not comprehended in the new scheme of things. One was the Freshmen the other the Yard. With the resourcefulness which one comes to expect from the rulers of University Hall, the two were put together and the problem was solved...
...Just as John Davison Rockefeller Jr. used his influence as biggest stockholder in Chase National Bank to mold its policies to the temper of the times, so last week did his son-in-law start to trim his Investment Trust Equity Corp. to fit the New Deal (TIME, June 12). As a step toward simplification, President David Meriwether Milton made an exchange offer for the publicly-owned stock in one of his subsidiaries. With the offer went a clear promise to register the company's stock with the Federal Trade Commission as soon as the new Securities Act allowed...
Like the nicking of horses' tails (TIME, May 1) ear-cropping is done solely for looks and requires a painful setting process. After the ears are trimmed and pointed a metal mold is taped on to hold them up. This is left for three days, removed for two, sometimes put back for another three. The wounds usually take three weeks to heal. Boston Terrier, Great Dane, Schnauzer, Doberman Pinscher, Brussels Griffon and Bull Terrier are the breeds commonly cropped...
Fesler in coming to Harvard plans to introduce a new regime and to mold the team according to the form used extensively in the Mid-West. Emphasis is laid much more strongly on basketball in Western Universities...