Términos

Embarcación con lados superiores tubulares o redondeados, que crea una cubierta convexa la cual permite al mar correr libremente sobre el casco; forma originada en la region de los Grandes Lagos en 1896.

Cellars that are accessible from wharves.

Heaps or piles of wheat stalks, typically arranged in fields at harvest time.

Tools for cocking the mechanism of wheel lock pistols.

A white to colorless mineral composed of calcium oxalate monohydrate. Whewellite is formed on the surface of marble and limestone due to the presence of microorganisms, such as lichen. It also occurs in geodes, or septarian nodules; associated with coal measures and surrounding rocks with organic material, and in some uranium deposits. As microscopic crystals in living plant cells and as calculi or as a sediment in the human urinary tract. Named for William Whewell an English naturalist, scientist, and inventor of the system of crystallographic indexing.

Instrumentos que producen sonido cuando el componente principal gira rápidamente en su eje, creando una corriente de aire que es interrumpida periodicamente.

The hair grown on the sides of a man's face extending the hairline along the cheeks.

Refers to several liquors made from a fermented mash of cereal grain; distilled chiefly from matted barley in Ireland, Scotland and in the British Isles; and from corn and maize in the US.

Silla de construcción más ligera capaz de alcanzar rápidas velocidades. Raramente con techo, y con frecuencia sin salpicadero.

Trick-taking card game developed in England, which is seen as a early form of bridge, only without bidding.

General term referring to wood from several species, including Chamaecyparis thyoides (Atlantic White Cypress), Cupressus lusitanica (Mexican White Cedar), and Thuja occidentalis (Eastern Arborvitae).

Cerámica caracterizada por una matriz de grano fino incorporando fragmentos de roca que hacen que la superficie se sienta áspera. Se utiliza generalmente para referirse a materiales de diferentes épocas y regiones.

Gorra confeccionada en lona o loneta blanca y con un ala cosida a la copa, usada en ciertos países por el personal marino alistado.

Style and culture of the White Mountain Apache Tribe of Fort Apache Reservation which occupies parts of Apache, Gila, and Navajo counties, Arizona.

General term for types of oaks native to Europe, Asia, north Africa, and North America, characterized by having a short acorn that matures in six months, is sweet or slightly bitter, ahd the inside of the acorn shell hairless.

Wood from the species Paratecoma peroba, pale olive to dark brown in color.

Pale, soft wood from any of many species of North American pines, generally native to eastern and central parts of the continent.

General term for many species pines generally native to eastern and central parts of North America.

Wood from the species Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco. It is very hard, yellow in color, heavy, and well suited to bending and shock. If the drying process is not slow, the wood will crack. It is used for floors, carts, wheels, tool handles, furniture, chess pieces, and skis. In some places it is used as fuel because it burns slowly and does not produce sparks or large amounts of ash.

Se refiere al estilo de cerámica encontrado en Chipre durante el período Chipriota Temprano de aproximadamente 1600 al 1050 a.C. El estilo generalmente se caracteriza por vasos con un engobe blanco cremoso espeso, que se decora con pintura de color negro.