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• bod|y|build|ing — «BOD ee BIHLD ihng», noun a form of exercise, usually involving weight lifting, to sculpt and form the body: »Bodybuilding has gained in popularity with the increase in gyms nationwide …   Useful english dictionary

• DOK-ING XD — Manufacturer DOK ING Production 2012 (est.) Body style 3 door (including rear door) microcar …   Wikipedia

• Stretching (body piercing) — Stretching (often colloquially referred to as gauging), in the context of body piercing, is the deliberate expansion of a healed fistula (hole in the skin) for the purpose of wearing body piercing jewelry. Ear piercings are the most commonly… …   Wikipedia

• somatotype — 1. The constitutional or body type of an individual. 2. The particular constitutional or body type associated with a particular personality type. * * * so·ma·to·type sō mət ə .tīp, sō mat ə n a body type or physique esp. in a system of classifi …   Medical dictionary

• Shatapatha Brahmana —    The Shatapatha Brahmana (c. 700 B.C.E.) is one of the most important texts for the interpretation of late Vedic ritual (see VEDAS). Its treatment of certain ritual ideas may have strongly influenced later Hindu philosophical developments. This …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Charles Lanyon — Born 6 January 1813(1813 01 06) Eastbourne, Sussex, England Died 31 May 1889(1889 05 31) (aged 76) Whiteabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland …   Wikipedia

• 1948 Tucker Sedan — The 1948 Tucker Sedan or Tucker 48 Sedan (also nicknamed the Tucker Torpedo) was an advanced automobile conceived by Preston Tucker and briefly produced in Chicago in 1948. Only 51 examples were made before the company folded on March 3, 1949,… …   Wikipedia

• fram´er — frame «fraym», noun, verb, framed, fram|ing. –n. 1. a support over which something is stretched or built; framework: »the frame of a house. 2. anything made of parts fitted and joined together; structure or system: »His [Milton s] death dissolved …   Useful english dictionary

• frame´less — frame «fraym», noun, verb, framed, fram|ing. –n. 1. a support over which something is stretched or built; framework: »the frame of a house. 2. anything made of parts fitted and joined together; structure or system: »His [Milton s] death dissolved …   Useful english dictionary

• frame´a|ble — frame «fraym», noun, verb, framed, fram|ing. –n. 1. a support over which something is stretched or built; framework: »the frame of a house. 2. anything made of parts fitted and joined together; structure or system: »His [Milton s] death dissolved …   Useful english dictionary