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101cask — a wooden, cylindrical vessel used for shipping fish such as dried and salted cod from Newfoundland. Such a cask contained 4 cwt (hundredweight, 1 cwt being 50.802 kg (long), 45.359 kg (short)) …
102cheeks — n. pl. [A.S. ceace, cheek] 1. In most invertebrates, the lateral portions of the head. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Below the eyes and lateral to the mouth; parafacials; see gena. 3. (NEMATA) The ampulla of an amphid …
103genetic locus — The position of a gene in a linkage map or on a chromosome …
104espacio para la tramoya — m Espacio situado encima del escenario y oculto a los espectadores para colgar decorados y equipo …
105Al invierno no se lo come el lobo; ni al verano tampoco. — Dice que ambas estaciones, a tiempo o a destiempo, acaban por llegar con su cortejo de fríos y calores rigurosos …
106Astor,John Jacob — As·tor (ăsʹtər), John Jacob. 1763 1848. German born American fur trader and capitalist who became the wealthiest man of his time in the United States. * * * …
107Catafalque — • Derived from the Italian word catafalco, literally means a scaffold or elevation, but in its strictly liturgical sense the word is employed to designate the cenotaph like erection which is used at the exequial offices of the Church, and takes… …
108PERM — The short name by which the Labor Certification for the Permanent Employment of Aliens in the United States is known. These regulations, drafted by the Department of Labor (DOL) and made effective in 2005, were meant to overhaul and improve the… …
109knee-jerk — 1. adjective Automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable He gave a knee jerk response. 2. noun A sudden reflexive movement of the leg below the knee, as a reaction to a tap to the …
110гроб — ГРОБ* см.: Видеть в гробу в белых тапочках; Дорогой и дорогая, дорогие оба...; Фирма веников не вяжет...; Чуть что, в гроб ложится …
