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work tables
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Sturdy tables of relatively substantial size, used for various tasks, from kitchen work to carpentry or other heavy work. For table-like structures of waist height, typically used for heavy work while standing, prefer "work benches."
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workhouses (institutions)
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Institutions overseeing the confinement and labor of people impoverished or otherwise unable to pay debts, particularly during 17th-19th century in Europe and America, especially those established under the various Poor Laws of England. These institutions eventually degenerated into dumping places for impoverished people, criminals, infirm, elderly, and the mentally ill. For similar institutions intended to provide punishment and reformation of the criminal, use "houses of correction (institutions)." For institutions providing charitable care for the poor, use "almshouses (institutions)."
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working models
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Models used during the design and refinement process, typically of relatively finished quality, but allowing for changes and experimentation in the design.
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working titles
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Titles used temporarily while a more permanent title is devised. An example is the title provided by an author at the time a manuscript is submitted to the publisher.
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workshop of (attribution qualifier)
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Qualifier used for attributions of works by an unknown creator working under a master's name, generally in a system of apprenticeship common from ancient times through the mid-17th century (e.g., workshop of Gislebertus).
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world bearers
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Beings who hold up the weight of the world or planet earth; examples are Atlas in Classical mythology and the Diggajas in Hinduism.
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world trade center
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Edificio o grupo de edificios de usos varios que proporciona instalaciones para organizaciones públicas y privadas implicadas en el comercio internacional.
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- world trade centers
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worry doll
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Muñecas muy pequeñas hechas de trozos de tela, hueso y madera en general producidas en Guatemala, pero es probable que se originaron en la cultura Maya utilizando retazos de tela sobrantes de la confección de ropa. Los niños y los adultos confían sus preocupaciones o problemas en la muñeca, y se cree que el muñeco asume los problemas para que el usuario pueda dormir en paz.
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Wothlitipia
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Proceso de realización de impresiones fotográficas utilizando papel de impresión con sales de uranio y plata sensibles a la luz sobre un fijador de colodión
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Wovea
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Describe obras creadas por africanos del mismo nombre que anteriormente habitaban la isla costera Beta, en Victoria, Camerún.
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Woyo
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Úsese para describir trabajos producidos por el grupo étnico africano del mismo nombre que habita la provincia de Cabinda en Angola, la región de Kinshasa en República Democrática de Congo y la comuna Brazzaville en República de Congo.
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- Cabinda
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wrestler slate
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Pizarra para techar desarrollada en el Lake District de Inglaterra, llamada así porque las piezas se ajustan en los bordes y por lo tanto no se necesitan piezas especiales de unión.
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- wrestler slates
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wrestling
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wrist corsage
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writers (clerical workers)
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People who practice or perform writing, particularly those whose business or occupation consists of writing longhand or on a keyboard, whether or not they are also responsible for the content. Included are functionaries, officers, clerks, and others who perform clerical or secretarial duties. To distinguish those who compose content, particularly those responsible for the creative and intellectual content of books and other literary works, use "authors."
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<writing by style>
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writing systems
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Organized, regular methods of representing information and communicating thoughts or ideas, typically tied to a language. Writing systems use a set of visible marks, forms, or structures called characters or graphs that are related to some structure in the linguistic system. Examples containing general attributes or categories of writing systems include alphabets, syllabaries, logographies, and others; any one system may comprise attributes of more than one category.
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written languages
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Written representations of spoken or gestural languages by using a writing system.
