Gunpowder that has been ‘corned’ or granulated.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > explosive for use with firearms > in specific form or state (12) corn-powder1562 Gunpowder that has been ‘corned’ or granulated. train1587 A line of gunpowder or other combustible substance laid so as to take a flame to a mine or charge in order to explode it. Also figurative and in… meal-powder1782 finely ground gunpowder. green charge1825 gunpowder whose ingredients have been mixed but have not yet undergone the incorporating process. gunpowder cake1839 gunpowder in a cake or mass, i.e. before it is corned. mill-cake1839 (a) the mass resulting from mixing the ingredients in the process of manufacture of gunpowder; (b) linseed cake (rare). presscake1839 †(a) a compacted cake of material formed during the manufacture of gunpowder; = mill-cake n. (a) at mill, n.1 compounds 2; (obsolete); (b) a… pellet powder1868 gunpowder compressed in moulds into pellets of defined quantity and form. prismatic powder1869 gunpowder compressed into hexagonal prisms with holes drilled along the length to ensure slow burning, formerly used in heavy artillery. pebble powder1870 a slow-burning gunpowder prepared in the form of cubes or blocks between about 5/8 inch and 2 inches in size. pebble1872 = pebble powder n. at compounds 3. Obsolete. prismatic1894 Military. = prismatic powder n. at compounds. Obsolete. rare. |
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