Términos

Cítaras largas chinas que tienen una tabla acústica rectangular con una superficie convexa y, generalmente, 25 cuerdas, tradicionalmente de seda, cada una de las cuales tiene como soporte un puente movible triangular que funciona como un dispositivo para una afinación fina, cada uno colocado en relación a puentes conlindantes en una fila diagonal a través de la tabla acústica.

Female asses.

Nondestructive evaluation technique similar to electron speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) used to discover cracks, deformations, and other flaws in materials. It employs coherent laser light to create an interference pattern, or speckle, on the surface it illuminates. Shearography uses the test object itself as reference, creating a sheared, or double image, which superimposes the object with speckle pattern on the sample with reference light.

Raised warp threads; openings made between the threads of the warp by the motion of the heddles, these openings created for for the shuttle to pass through.

Covers, usually made of paper, used to cover sheet music; the golden age of sheet music cover designs began ca. 1820, following the invention of lithography.

Chiefs of an Arab family or tribe, the headmen of an Arabian village, or other types Arab rulers.

Antigua moneda del Oriente Próximo, especialmente de Judea, emitida entre los siglos I y II. También, el término refiere a monedas de plata o cuproníquel decimales de Israel.
Para las monedas persas de los siglos VI y V a. C., use siclo.
Para las monedas de Sidón y Tiro, del siglo IV a. C. prefiera tretadracma.

Identifying numeric or alpha codes found, usually on the spine, of a manuscript, book or other volume, giving the location where the item can be found in the library.

Bote extremadamente ligero y delgado, utilizado para remar con scull y para carreras, generalmente consistente en un casco delgado o piel sobre un frágil armazón con asientos deslizantes para los remeros; no más de 2 pies de ancho y usualmente con botalón para los remos.

Beads that are created from natural shells, usually having a hole drilled in the shell to allow stringing. May also include beads having shells as a material, carved or ground down so as to not resemble shells when completed.

Norman keeps, usually on the sites of older structures, and consisting of a stone wall on top of a motte, or steep mound. Within this wall, or shell, other buildings were contructed, using the wall as support, leaving an open courtyard in the center. A successor to the motte-and-bailey castle.

Mixed language of the community of travelling people in Ireland, based heavily on Hiberno-English with heavy influences from Irish.

Shelves designed with a row of hooks or pegs beneath, for the hanging of hats, clothing, umbrellas, or other items.

Storage area or structure containing shelves upon which books, boxes, and other materials are stored, such as in a libary, archives, or museum.

Groups of shelves, used for storage. Shelving units can be fixed or movable (on tracks), and made of wood, metal, or another material.

Organos chinos de boca que tienen una caja de aire en forma de bol de madera o metal con un tubo corto para soplar proyectándose desde el lado, y tubos de bambú de diferentes largos, generalmente en número de 17, ordenados en un círculo incompleto y montados a través de orificios en la parte de arriba de la caja de aire. Una lengüeta vibrante de cobre o de una aleación se fija en el extremo inferior de cada tubo dentro de la caja.