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Known as the earliest cursive writing in China, it appeared during the Eastern Han (25-220 CE) as an abbreviated form of clerical script. Though the strokes within a single character are connected together, each character stands alone without linking to another. The brushstrokes still preserve characteristics of clerical script.

Horses originally used for heavy loads and farm labor, descended from the ancient war horses of the Middle Ages. They are characterized by being large, strong, and having great endurance and a good disposition.

Tape, usually tan in color, having a very low tack. It is intended to hold blueprints to a drawing board or light table, and to pull off easily without damaging the drawing.

Úsese para buque equipado como maquinaria para el excavado o depurado, así como para la mejora de las vías acuáticas, especialmente puertos y canales de ríos.

Barcos desde el Chesapeake Bay con dragado hidráulico de almejas, generalmente barcos a motor de astilla muerta con popa cuadrada, algo más ancho de casco que los barcos similares, tales como los utilizados en otras pesquerías de Chesapeak.

Cavar o retirar con una draga, en particular para profundizar un curso de agua, buscando objetos extraños en un cuerpo de agua o manteniendo limpias las vías de agua.

Buque especialmente diseñado o adaptado para despejar o destruir minas en el mar.

Norwegian national style inspired by 11th-century Norse ornamentation and stave churches in Norway. Mostly used in architecture, furniture design, and silverware. Often used in combination with Jugendstil elements.

Monstruo mitológico, representado como un reptil enorme y terrible, usualmente combinando estructura de anfibios y cocodrilos, con garras fuertes, como una bestia o ave de presa, y con piel escamada; generalmente se le representa alado, y en ocasiones con la capacidad de expulsar fuego por la boca. El dragón heráldico combina las formas de los mamíferos y los reptiles adicionando las alas.

Chinese festival celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It is believed to have originated from the customs of warding off epidemics and driving away evil spirits in ancient times, associated with illness since it falls in first month of summer, when epidemics spread quickly. This time of year, when the sun at its strongest at the summer solstice is associated with the Chinese dragon, which traditionally represents masculine energy. Observances include dragon boat races and various folk customs to protect from infectious diseases and other forms of evils, including hanging calamus and mugwort leaves, wearing scented sachets, drinking realgar wine, hanging up pictures of Zhongkui the ghost catcher. Beginning in the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE), the festival has included references to the legend of Qu Yuan (340-278 BCE), a poet and a high-ranking official who served the State of Chu in the Warring States Period (475-221 BCE). Despairing of the political situation, he drowned himself in the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Now in commemoration of him, celebrants organize dragon boat races and make zongzis rice dishes.

Lazos de cuero, cinta o cordón, con los dos extremos unidos por un nudo, una borla o un ornamento recubierto de fieltro, unidos a la empuñadura de una espada para que la muñeca del usuario pase, asegurándola así si se cae o se golpea la mano. También puede ser ornamental o servir como una indicación de rango.

Tall metal or leather helmets worn by cavalry soldiers, with combs surmounted by pompons or tails made of various materials such as horsehair, and front and rear visors.

Automobiles designed and built especially for straight line sprinting or drag racing.

Devices, often made of rubber, that prevent liquid from escaping a contained area such as a sink or an oil tank.

Nombre de propiedad de una fibra acrílica utilizada en textiles, especialmente para tapicería. Registrada como marca por la empresa alemana Bayer en 1954.

Componente de memoria de computador mantenido en chips que retienen datos e instrucciones en un estado de acceso rápido que evita el uso del CPU del computador.

Drama as a literary form; compositions in prose or verse in which a story is related by means of dialogue and action, intended to be more serious than humourous in tone; generally written with the intention of performance on stage, film, television, or the like.

Estudio orientado academicamente del teatro, incluyendo crítica de teatro, historia, estética y el estudio del drama como una forma especializada de literatura. Para el estudio y práctica del teatro orientado profesionalmente, use "teatro (disciplina)".

Medieval plays based on the lives of the saints or other biblical legends.

Dramatic performances that follow the Passion of Jesus Christ from the Last Supper to Crucifixion.