Términos

Any ties that are designed to be broken off at a specified depth, for example after the concrete slab has hardened. Typically, snap ties are metal wire ties for concrete or other materials that combine the function of the traditional tie and wooden spreaders, comprising a metal tie rod and tie holders.

Sombrero, por lo general de fieltro, pero también de paja o tela, con un ala diseñada para ser colocada en varios ángulos. Fue popular especialmente durante el segundo cuarto del siglo XX.

In Indian architecture, a hall for ablution.

Herramientas con un pico largo, utilizadas en la fabricación de trabajos levantadas sobre superficies metálicas por repercusión.

Zapatos, a menudo atados sobre el empeine y con suelas de goma o similar, hechos en una amplia variedad de formas. Originalmente diseñados para deportes y ahora también usados para el vestido casual.

General term for various species in the family Scolopacidae, characterized by having a long straight bill, and by frequenting marshy places.

Snow sport that is a modified form of snow skiing, but with performance elements that evolved from skateboarding and surfing, first developed in the 1960s. Snowboarders use long narrow boards, most often with upturned ends that are fitted with transverse bindings for boots.

Boards used for recreational snow sports, first developed in the 1960s. These are long narrow boards, most often with upturned ends, and fitted with transverse bindings for boots, on which the rider coasts down slopes of snow in a modified form of snow skiing, but with performance elements that evolved from skateboarding and surfing.

A preparation of powdered plant material, most often, but not always tobacco, for inhaling through the nostrils, or sometimes taken orally.

Relatively large jars, often in stoneware or glass, used to store powdered snuff. For smaller containers for carrying snuff on the person, use "snuff bottles" or "snuffboxes."

Utensils of Precolumbian South America, most particularly Tiahuanaco culture. These were used for the inhalation of snuff prepared from the leaves, resin, and seeds of plants, most often with psychoactive properties, used to cure ailments, alleviate pain and hunger, to provide alertness, or to induce trances during rituals and religious ceremonies. These appear in the form of small rectangular tablets with shallow depressions for containing and administering the powder. Most of these are made of wood, with few being of stone or bone. Some display figurative carvings or other motifs covering their surface. Evidence suggests that snuff trays were a significant part of Pre-Colombian Tiahuanaco society specifically, though they are found elsewhere.

Se refiere a obras producidas por el grupo étnico africano del mismo nombre, que habita en Uganda.

Shawms chinos introducidos desde Asia Central antes del siglo XVI, hechos de madera con una campana de metal de contorno ampliamente expandido, siete orificios para los dedos adelante, un orificio para el dedo pulgar atrás, y un apoyo para los labios plano.

Act of leaving something immersed in a liquid for an extended period of time so as to saturate it.

Incorporación de una sustancia grasa en cuero pesado, tal como cuero de cinturones, para aumentar su resistencia, plegabilidad y repelencia al agua. Se diferencia de “licuación de grasa”, en la cual se introduce una sustancia grasa en cuero ligero.

Pieza de materiales absorbentes y engomados o cubiertos de plástico, con frecuencia acolchada u ocasionalmente rellena con hierbas desodorizantes. Unida o situada en el interior de una prenda, como en la sobaquera de un vestido o blusa, para evitar que la prenda se manche con la transpiración.