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unoiled

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Adj.1.unoiled - in need of oil treatmentunoiled - in need of oil treatment; "dusty unoiled roads"; "a dull unoiled table"
oiled - treated with oil; "oiled country roads"; "an oiled walnut table"
2.unoiled - not having oil rubbed into the surfaceunoiled - not having oil rubbed into the surface
unpainted - not having a coat of paint or badly in need of a fresh coat; "an unpainted house"; "unpainted furniture"


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And, again like Tati, he embeds this vision of errant modernity in a musique concrete of mechanical sound: outside traffic; the whoosh, buzz, and hum of elevators; a computer whirring to life; an incessant, unanswered telephone; the squeal of an unoiled door; the roar of the projector showing Vargas the rural world of Los Muertos, with its contrasting quiet and cacophony of birds.
Other blockages now flowing down the rivers of conversations are girlish giggling and artificial laughter sounding very similar to unoiled Gattling guns.
was dramatically reduced following the Arrow spill (Thomas, 1977); the coverage of Fucus gardneri was found to be significantly less at oiled sites than at unoiled sites in many areas immediately after the Exxon Yaldez spill (Highsmith et al.
 
 
 
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