weathercocks

weathercocks
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  • weathercocks — n. weather vane; weather vane in the shape of a cock; fickle person …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Weather vane — A weather vane, also called a wind vane, is a movable device attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind. Very often these are in the shape of cockerels and are called weather cocks. Arrows are also popular …   Wikipedia

  • Weathercock — Weath er*cock , n. 1. A vane, or weather vane; so called because originally often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire with the wind, and showing its direction. As a wedercok that turneth his face with every wind. Chaucer. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Andronicus of Cyrrhus — Andronicus of Cyrrhus(Greek:Ανδρόνικος Κυρρήστου) or Andronicus Cyrrhestes,son of Hermias, was a Greek astronomer who flourished about 100 BC.He built a horologium at Athens, the so called Tower of the Winds, a considerable portion of which still …   Wikipedia

  • Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta — (ca. 1685, El Puerto de Santa María, Spain mdash;January 25, 1747, Mexico City) was archbishop of Mexico from March 21, 1731 to January 25, 1747 and Spanish viceroy of New Spain from March 17, 1734 to August 17, 1740.Early careerHe studied in the …   Wikipedia

  • Sustainability — Achieving sustainability will enable the Earth to continue supporting human life as we know it. Blue Marble NASA composite images: 2001 (left), 2002 (right). See also: Sustainable development Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans,… …   Wikipedia

  • Veleta — Para otros usos de este término, véase Veleta (desambiguación). Una imagen CGI representando una antigua estación meteo …   Wikipedia Español

  • metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… …   Universalium

  • weathercock — UK [ˈweðə(r)ˌkɒk] / US [ˈweðərˌkɑk] noun [countable] Word forms weathercock : singular weathercock plural weathercocks a model of a cock (= male chicken) used as a weather vane …   English dictionary


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