reveal, n.

[Victor Steinbok]

http://goo.gl/AXntN
> Barry Zito's name is right there in the headline, so there isn't a
> chance for a big reveal here. But if you strip his name and salary
> from his last few years, here's what you get:

     VS-)

On 11/9/2011 6:45 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> English archaeologist on a National Geographic Channel show about the
> recently uncovered Anhglo-Saxon gold hoard:
>
> "When you're working on [cleaning] an object, it's amazing when you
> get the reveal."
>
> I.e., "the first clear sight of something that is being
> microscopically cleane of debris."
>
> JL

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