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6. Supernatural agency in a poem, or a
superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.
Addison.

Elementary machine, a name sometimes given
to one of the simple mechanical powers. See under
Mechanical. -- Infernal machine.
See under Infernal. -- Machine
gun.See under Gun. -- Machine
screw, a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into metal,
in distinction from one which is designed especially to be screwed
into wood. -- Machine shop, a workshop
where machines are made, or where metal is shaped by cutting, filing,
turning, etc. -- Machine tool, a machine
for cutting or shaping wood, metal, etc., by means of a tool;
especially, a machine, as a lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc.,
designed for a more or less general use in a machine shop, in
distinction from a machine for producing a special article as in
manufacturing. -- Machine twist, silken
thread especially adapted for use in a sewing machine. --
Machine work, work done by a machine, in
contradistinction to that done by hand labor.


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