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vegetable hair — noun or vegetable horsehair : a fiber from a European dwarf fan palm (Chamaerops humilis) used for furniture stuffing … Useful english dictionary
Spanish moss — an epiphytic plant, Tillandsia usneoides, of the southern U.S., having narrow, grayish leaves and growing in long festoons that drape the branches of trees. [1815 25, Amer.] * * * Epiphyte (Tillandsia usneoides) in the pineapple family, found in… … Universalium
stringed instrument — a musical instrument having strings as the medium of sound production, played with the fingers or with a plectrum or a bow: The guitar, the harp, and the violin are stringed instruments. * * * Any musical instrument that produces sound by the… … Universalium
Kemenche — Infobox Instrument name=Karadeniz kemençesi names=ç’ilili(ჭილილი), Pontic kemenche classification= *Bowed string instrument range= related= * Rebec * igil * Byzaanchy * Shichepshin * Huqin * Cretan liraA kemenche (Turkish: kemençe, Laz: Ç… … Wikipedia
Ski wax — is a material applied to the bottom of skis or snowboards to help them perform better on snow. Types of ski wax In general, ski wax can be broken down into two categories: grip and glide. Glide wax Glide wax describes a range of waxes which can… … Wikipedia
fishing — /fish ing/, n. 1. the act of catching fish. 2. the technique, occupation, or diversion of catching fish. 3. a place or facility for catching fish. [1250 1300; ME fisshing. See FISH, ING1] * * * or sport fishing Sport of catching fish freshwater… … Universalium
Pysanka — A pysanka (Ukrainian: писанка, plural: pysanky ) is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated using a wax resist (batik) method. The word comes from the verb pysaty , to write , as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax. Many other… … Wikipedia
1860s in fashion — 1860s fashion in European and European influenced clothing is characterized by extremely full skirted women s fashions relying on crinolines and hoops and the emergence of alternative fashions under the influence of the Artistic Dress movement.… … Wikipedia
List of fashion topics — This is a list of topics related to fashion, many of which do not yet have Wikipedia articles. NOTOC 0 9 1300 1400 in fashion 1500 1550 in fashion 1600 1650 in fashion 1700 1750 in fashion 1795 1820 in fashion 20th century fashion A A line A line … Wikipedia
Dried shrimp — Chinese name Traditional Chinese 蝦 … Wikipedia
