Difference between stamp and planchet
Definitions
verb
- reveal clearly as having a certain character
- to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
- walk heavily
- raise in a relief
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
noun
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- a type or class
- a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
Examples
If this approach has a drawback, it is that the zealous pursuit of the founding principle—disinterring the buried life, stamped under the sod by conniving male partners—sometimes obscures the fact that not a great deal gets added to the wider cultural landscape it is bent on illuminating.
A couple have told how they are lucky to be alive after a horse pulling their carriage ran amok and started a stampede during a holiday pleasure trip.
He dipped his big toe in indelible ink to stamp the ballot paper.
Definitions
noun
- a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin
Examples
And, like the Ouija Board player, we may not be able to know how the movements of our classroom planchette will be related to our teaching intentions.
With a large planchette that makes the board very easy to use, it is the ideal gift for any Buffy fan who has ever wished to dabble in the “dark arts” and take a step into the “supernatural world.”
Designer: Joseph Wright (thick planchet, 1793-1795, prepared by Robert Scot; thin planchet, 1795-1796, prepared by John Smith Gardner)
