ductorn.
/ˈdʌktə//ˈdʌktɔː/ A leader.† 1. ‘The leader of a band of music, an officer belonging to the court’ (Halliwell). Obsolete.† 2. A line which ‘leads’ in some direction. Obsolete.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > conductor or leader > [noun] > leader of band
ductor15..
leader1530
drum major1689
choragus1727
band-leader1894
front man1937
name bandleader1958
15.. Househ. Ord. Edw. III in Househ. Ord. 9 Mynstrelles, ductors or centeners, everye man by the daye..0. 0. 12.
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society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > graphic representation > drawing lines > [noun] > other lines
linea1382
rulec1475
stroke1567
trig1648
ductor1658
style1690
pencil line1758
guideline1785
section-line1827
subhorizon1829
broken line1937
wiggle1942
1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus ii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 115 The..Lozenge figure..being most ready to turn every way..having its ductors..at each Angle.
3. Printing. A roller which conveys the ink from the ink-fountain to the distributing-rollers. Cf. doctor n. 11a. Also ductor-roller.
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1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. II. 283 [A] trough formed of an iron roller, called the ductor, against which..an iron plate rests, and, by its pressure, regulates the quantity of ink..The ink is conveyed by the ductor-roller to the table.
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