creamy layer n.— «The court said the “creamy layer” of the affluent among lower castes should not benefit from reservations but rejected the economic criterion in blocking the 10 percent quota Rao had set apart for the poor among upper castes.» —in...
creamy layer n.— «Though the Moily Oversight Committee on OBC reservations appears to be split on the issue of what to do with the “creamy layer,” or the well-to-do amongst the OBCs, the government is likely to stick to its decision to allow the...
fleshing n.— «Once the measurements are called in, the skin is carefully removed from the body in a process called “fleshing.” Excess fur is shaved off and a thin layer of hide is carved off the meat and membrane.» —“Taxidermists have skins on the...
scud running
n.— «By the way, this type of flying—just under the fog layer—is sometimes called “scud running” by pilots.» —“Circumnavigating Houston” by Robert Laird Texas-Flyer Oct. 5, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
murrini n.— «“We’re pullin’ what’s called murrini,” Appleby said. The process entails pulling long pieces of glass which are cut and then fused together. Once the pieces of glass are cut into square shapes, they are arranged on a steel plate like a...
manto n.— «Deposits of copper-cobalt-manganese-zinc mineralization at Boleo occur within widespread, stratiform clay-rich horizons or beds known as “mantos” (manto is a Spanish term used in mining parlance for a general mineralized layer or...
