Garnet is a natural abrasive with reddish brown color. It is the hardest of the natural abrasives. It is sharp and cuts easily with light pressure, making it a preferred product for sanding all types of wood.
Garnet paper
Paper coated with finely-crushed garnet chips to make it abrasive.
Garnishment
Legal proceeding whereby a person's property is attached and used to pay an obligation with the employer withholding part of the employee's salary and remitting it to the court.
Garret
The space or rooms below the roof of a house, especially under a sloping roof.
Gas
Substance in form of a vapor.
Gas burner or jet
A nozzle or burner at the end of a gas fixture.
Gas cock
Plug valve, which is installed between the gas line of a building and each of the gas appliances connected to it, to be used as flow control or to shut off each appliance separately without disturbing the entire building.
Gas control
Device used to regulate gas pressure on a water heater.
Gas cylinder
Round metal container, which is used to transport and to store gas under pressure.
