Silex

//ˈsaɪˌlɛks//

Synonyms for "silex"

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Every little cold gust that I observed in the Colorado country had this corkscrew character […] an auger, of diameter varying from an inch to a thousand feet, capable of altering its direction so as to bore curved holes, revolving with incalculable rapidity, and armed with a cutting edge of silex.

Source: wiktionary

The Navy uses several types of coffee makers – urns, silexes, and percolators. Each type requires special care in making good coffee.

Source: wiktionary

Remembering my daily habits, Papa-san brewed the coffee and before I had completed a local phone call, he was serving it piping hot from the Silex, still grinning as he thought of other days of coffee-making.

Source: wiktionary

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