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  • noun A composite of linen or paper fabric using phenolic resins cured under pressure and high temperature to produce laminates.

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Examples

  • When the knifemaker showed them to the purchasing officer, he said that he could offer higher-tech, more durable scales made of rubber (actually, the matting used in horse stalls, which makes an excellent knife handle), or micarta, or G-10.

    A Little Touch Of Home 2008

  • I pulled the knife from the sheath and noticed that it was a very high-quality combat knife with a black micarta handle.

    Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010

  • I pulled the knife from the sheath and noticed that it was a very high-quality combat knife with a black micarta handle.

    Day by Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile J.L. Bourne 2010

  • When the proper frequency is determined we shall be able to subject the micarta-like shells to a continuous current of this frequency.

    "The War of the Planets" by Harl Vincent, part 10 Johnny Pez 2009

  • With trembling fingers the professor picked this up and read aloud the copy made in Walter's careful hand: During recent years it was found in the research laboratories of the large electrical manufacturers that micarta and asbestos could be made to explode violently when subjected to high frequency current.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Johnny Pez 2009

  • When the proper frequency is determined we shall be able to subject the micarta-like shells to a continuous current of this frequency.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Johnny Pez 2009

  • With trembling fingers the professor picked this up and read aloud the copy made in Walter's careful hand: During recent years it was found in the research laboratories of the large electrical manufacturers that micarta and asbestos could be made to explode violently when subjected to high frequency current.

    "The War of the Planets" by Harl Vincent, part 10 Johnny Pez 2009

  • The handle is decorated with either ivory micarta or real burl wood.

    What Dad Really Wants ©... 2006

  • I replaced the target stocks in the picture with linen micarta smooth combat stocks and a Tyler T-grip.

    View From The Porch 2008

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