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[ kawr-lis ] / ˈkɔr lɪs /
nounGeorge Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor. Words nearby Corlisscork-tipped, cork tree, corkwing, corkwood, corky, Corliss, corm, Cormack, cormel, cormophyte, cormorant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for CorlissSome high speed engines are built which use four valves, as does the Corliss. Farm Engines and How to Run Them|James H. Stephenson Machinery Hall, with its twelve hundred machines all run by one huge Corliss engine, was as noisy as it was interesting. Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913|Harris Newmark Corliss and the Old Man and I stood right by and saw him off. The Flying Death|Samuel Hopkins Adams Those equipped with some form of Corliss valve gear are frequently found in this class of work.
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