diagonal weave
41Serge — is a type of twill fabric that has diagonal lines or ridges on both sides, made with a two up, two down weave. The worsted variety is used in making military uniforms, suits, great and trench coats. Its counterpart, silk serge, is used for… …
42Serge — /serrj/; Fr. /serddzh/, n. a male given name. * * * ▪ fabric (from Latin serica, “silk”), fabric much used for military uniforms, made in an even sided twill weave and usually clear finished that is, the fibre ends on the surface of the… …
43spider — spiderless, adj. spiderlike, adj. /spuy deuhr/, n. 1. any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey. 2. (loosely) any of various other arachnids resembling or… …
44pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th …
45bias — [bī′əs] n. pl. biases [MFr biais, a slope, slant < OFr < OProv < ?] 1. a line, cut or sewn diagonally across the weave of cloth, as in making seams, binding tape, etc. 2. a mental leaning or inclination; partiality; bent 3. Lawn Bowling… …
46twill — [twil] n. [ME twyll < OE twilic, woven of double thread (akin to OHG zwilih) < WGmc partial transl. (with twi , two) of L bilix, with a double thread < bi , BI 1 + licium, a thread] 1. a cloth woven so as to have parallel diagonal lines… …
47Wonderbra — The Wonderbra is a type of push up brassiere that gained worldwide prominence in the 1990s. Although the Wonderbra name was first trademarked in the U.S. in 1935,cite web| url=http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=registration entry=612231 |… …
48Junichi Sasai — Lieutenant Commander Junichi Sasai (笹井醇一 )(February 13, 1918 ndash; † August 26, 1942) was a Japanese naval aviator and fighter ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Lieutenant (j.g.) (中尉) Sasai was killed leading his fighter… …
49Air Force Combat Action Medal — United States Air Force Combat Action Medal USAF Combat Action Medal Awarded by United States Air Force Typ …
50Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
