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  • n  powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster

  • We ascribe human traits to what is nonhuman to bridge the gapour version of emotional spackle.
  • McCain response: "This is an obvious and crude effort to spackle together a quick political fix but it lacks specifics, lacks funding and he lacks credibility.
  • By 1905, Newton's three were showing cracks under the scrutiny of stronger telescopes and better astronomy; the ether, an omnipresent invisible jello, was supposed to spackle .
News & Articles

  • Nail Trend Alert: Textured, Matte Polishes
    (Danica Lo / StyleBistro) Deborah Lippman's new punk rock nail collection Tired of your run-of-the-mill pretty, shiny nail polishes in neutrals, pinks, and reds? Looking for something tough to gird your nail beds with this season? Check out Deborah Lippmann's latest—a trio of Punk Rock-inspired spackle-texture matte polishes, all part of a limited-edition release designed with texture in mind ...
    June 11, 2013 - StyleBistro
Quotes

  • Stephen Robinson in Khaleej Times
    What we're trying to do is not brain surgery,said Robinson, who has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. "We are trying to trowel on a Spackle in a crack, or bolt on a moly bolt patch ...... the complicated part comes in the material...

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