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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Engraving — A copperplate engraver at work Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or… … Wikipedia
Grinding wheel — Grinding wheels A grinding wheel is an expendab … Wikipedia
glassware — /glas wair , glahs /, n. articles of glass, esp. drinking glasses. [1705 15; GLASS + WARE1] * * * Introduction any decorative article made of glass, often designed for everyday use. From very early times glass has been used for various… … Universalium
engraved glass — ▪ art glassware decorated with finely carved, three dimensional patterns or pictures. The most common engraving technique involves incising a design into glass with a rapidly spinning copper wheel fed with abrasives. Other techniques… … Universalium
James Powell and Sons — The firm of James Powell and Sons, also known as Whitefriars Glass, were English glassmakers and leadlighters from the 17th century. In 1834 James Powell (1774 1840), a London wine merchant and entrepreneur, purchased the Whitefriars Glass… … Wikipedia
Musée Baccarat — A crystal piece in the Musée Baccarat The Musée Baccarat (pronounced: [galʁi myze bakaʁa]) is a private museum of Baccarat crystal located in the 16th arrondissement at 11, place des États Unis, Paris, France. It is open daily except Sundays … Wikipedia
Mantegna Tarocchi — Engraving no. 44: Sol (the sun) from the E series The Mantegna Tarocchi, also known as the Tarocchi Cards, Tarocchi in the style of Mantegna, Baldini Cards, are two different sets each of fifty 15th century Italian old master prints in engraving … Wikipedia
Roller printing on textiles — Roller printing, also called cylinder printing or machine printing, on fabrics is a textile printing process patented by Thomas Bell of Scotland in 1783 in an attempt to reduce the cost of the earlier copperplate printing. This method was used in … Wikipedia
printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… … Universalium
jewelry — /jooh euhl ree/, n. 1. articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment. 2. any ornaments for personal adornment, as necklaces or cuff links, including those of base metals, glass, plastic, or the like. Also, esp. Brit.,… … Universalium