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Sweep Gas
Sweep or swept may refer to: Cleaning * Sweep, the action of using a brush to clean * Chimney sweep, a worker who clears ash and soot from chimneys * Street sweeper, a person's occupation, or a machine that cleans streets * Swept quartz, a cleaning of quartz crystal from alkali metal ions Arts, entertainment, and media * Sweep (book series), ''Sweep'' (book series), a fictional series by Cate Tiernan * Sweep (puppet), a character on the British children's television series ''The Sooty Show'' * Sweep, an ability keyword in ''List of Magic: The Gathering_keywords#Sweep, Magic: The Gathering'' * Sweep-picking, a guitar technique * Sweeps period, a system of calculating viewership for television programming * Swept (album), ''Swept'' (album), a 1991 album by the English singer Julia Fordham Detection * Bug sweeping, the common name for electronic counter surveillance * Minesweeper (ship), a small naval ship designed to engage in minesweeping * Minesweeping, the practice of removing e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brush
A brush is a common tool with bristles, wire or other filaments. It generally consists of a handle or block to which filaments are affixed in either a parallel or perpendicular orientation, depending on the way the brush is to be gripped during use. The material of both the block and bristles or filaments is chosen to withstand hazards of its intended use, such as corrosive chemicals, heat or abrasion. It is used for cleaning, grooming hair, make up, painting, surface finishing and for many other purposes. It is one of the most basic and versatile tools in use today, and the average household may contain several dozen varieties. History When houses were first inhabited, homeowners used branches taken from shrubs to sweep up dirt, hence using the first brushes. In 1859, the first brush factory in America was set up in New York. Manufacture A common way of setting the bristles, brush filaments, in the brush is the staple or anchor set brush in which the filament is forced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
