Términos

Se distingue del laúd de Cape Cod por su bovedilla de popal, borde o costodo más bajo y viga más estrecha. Desarrollado originalmente para la pesca de mariscos y más parte para las carreras en las aguas poco profundas de la Bahía Great South, Long Island.

Poetry composed and delivered in honor of a person, extolling the person's character or accomplishments.

Aquellos que tocan el laúd.

Human behavior that involves making the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body usual in expressing joy, mirth, or amusement.

Inclined surfaces designed to facilitate launching of an object, such as missiles or rockets; boats into the water; vehicles or goods onto boats, trains or trucks; targets for trap shooting; or the launching of any other object.

A strongly alkaline cleaner having the primary ingredients sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, used in textile processing and commercial laundry soaps. Such an alkaline soap causes cottons to yellow.

Group of flowering plants containing around 55 genera and 2000-4000 species located primarily in warm or tropical regions, especially Southeast Asia and Brazil. Most are aromatic evergreen trees or shrubs.

Order of flowering plants including 7 families of trees and shrubs and around 85-90 genera. Most of the species are tropical and subtropical, though a few genera reach the temperate zone.

Madera de árboles pertenecientes al género Laurus, originario de la India, Pakistán Occidental y Birmania. Se utiliza ampliamente para la fabricación de muebles, ebanistería, carpintería interior y escaleras.

Accesorio para la cabeza compuesto por una guirnalda circular o con forma de "U", hecha de las hojas y ramas del laurel. Un ejemplo es el utilizado por los comandantes romanos durante la procesión triunfal después de una victoria marcial. También, "lauréola".

Rare halide mineral, oxy-chloride of lead, occuring as colorless, transparent striated crystals. Laurionite forms when salt water comes in contact with lead bearing slag, or as an oxidation product in lead ore deposits. The presence of laurionite in some ancient Egyptian cosmetics suggests that the mineral was purposely synthesized by the Egyptians using "wet" chemistry.

Genus containing 3 species of evergreen trees. Fossils dating to before the Pleistocene glaciations suggest that species of Laurus were formerly distributed more widely around the Mediterranean and North Africa, when the climate was more humid and mild than at present. It is currently thought that the drying of the Mediterranean basin during the glaciations caused Laurus to retreat to the mildest climate refuges, including southern Spain, Portugal and the Macaronesian islands.

Species of aromatic evergreen tree native to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated elsewhere, growing 6-18 meters (20-60 feet) in height and having stiff, alternate, oval leaves that are dull and leathery, around 8 cm (3.5 inches) long; the leaf edges are smooth and often wavy, used as a cooking herb. In ancient Greece the wreath of honor placed upon the heads of heroes and winners of games was made from the leaves and branches of this species. The small and inconspicuous flowers are yellowish or greenish white. The fruit is a green, purple, or blackish berry containing a single seed, and when pressed, producing an aromatic oil. The wood is strong and elastic, used for carving and marquetry.

Roca volcánica fundida que sale de un volcán o de una grieta en la superficie de la tierra. También el mismo material después de haberse enfriado y solidificado.

Ornamental electric lamps that consist of a transparent chamber housing a liquid, usually water, in which brightly colored blobs of wax are suspended. The wax moves and changes shape due to heat supplied by an electric bulb.