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• Chamber lye — Chamber Cham ber, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf. {Camber}, {Camera}, {Comrade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A retired room, esp …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• chamber lye — noun Etymology: chamber (pot) now dialect : urine …   Useful english dictionary

• potash — /pot ash /, n. 1. potassium carbonate, esp. the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes. 2. potassium hydroxide. 3. the oxide of potassium, K2O. 4. potassium, as carbonate of potash. [1615 25; back formation from pl. pot ashes, trans. of early …   Universalium

• Chinese noodles — Misua noodle making in Lukang, Taiwan Noodles are an essential ingredient and staple in Chinese cuisine. There is a great variety of Chinese noodles, which vary according to their region of production, ingredients, shape or width, and manner of… …   Wikipedia

• Liste des monuments historiques de l'Indre — Cet article recense les monuments historiques de l Indre, en France. Statistiques Au 31 décembre 2009, l Indre compte 276 immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques, soit 111 classés et 165 inscrits[1]. La liste suivante les recense,… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Potash — For other uses, see Potash (disambiguation). Potash Potash /ˈpɒtæʃ/ is the common name for various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water soluble form.[1] In some rare cases, pota …   Wikipedia

• Food preservation — Canadian World War I poster encouraging people to preserve food for the winter …   Wikipedia

• Ashery — An ashery is a factory that converts hardwood ashes into lye, potash, or pearlash. Asheries were common in newly settled areas of North America during the late 18th century and much of the 19th century, when excess wood was available as settlers… …   Wikipedia

• buck — buck1 /buk/, n. 1. the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, or goat. 2. the male of certain other animals, as the shad. 3. an impetuous, dashing, or spirited man or youth. 4. Often Disparaging. a male American Indian or black. 5.… …   Universalium

• Glutinous rice — (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa or Oryza glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice, waxy rice, botan rice, biroin chal, mochi rice, and pearl rice, and pulut)[1] is a type of short grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is …   Wikipedia