The loud report of a gun on the outside, followed by a crash in the glass in the upper pane of the window as a bullet came in to imbed itself in the wall above their heads, startled them.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
As the filings are apt to imbed in the copper, and, furthermore, as the copper gradually hardens upon its surface, the copper clamps require to be annealed occasionally, which may be done by heating them to a low red heat and dipping them in water.
"Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II"
Joshua Rose
By making the movement a partly reciprocating one we destroy this tendency, and either imbed the grit into the iron or else work it out.
"Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II"
Joshua Rose