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/rif"leuhr/, n.a small curved file.[1790-1800; perh. < G riffel(n) to cut grooves into (an object) + -ER1; cf. F rifloir a kind of file (see RIFLE2)]
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riffler — A fine, small, usually double edged and often rounded rasp. The riffler is used in delicate shaping and finishing of a carving. Rifflers are made for work in wood, metal, and stone in a variety of sizes and shapes, some of which are pictured… … Glossary of Art Terms
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riffler — noun Etymology: French rifloir, from rifler to file, rifle Date: circa 1797 a small filing or scraping tool … New Collegiate Dictionary
riffler — noun A mechanical device consisting of a metal box with a series of vertical slats through which material is poured and randomly divided into two samples; this process is repeated to obtain a small representative sample of a bulk material Syn:… … Wiktionary
riffler — n. small rounded file that is curved (used in woodworking and sculpture) … English contemporary dictionary
riffler — Sévère … Le nouveau dictionnaire complet du jargon de l'argot
riffler — noun an elongated tool for filing concave surfaces. Origin C18: from Fr. rifloir, from OFr. rifler to scrape … English new terms dictionary
riffler — rif·fler … English syllables
