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31United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
32Textile preservation — refers to the processes by which textiles are cared for and maintained to be preserved from future damage. The field falls under the category of art conservation as well as library preservation, depending on the type of collection. In this case,… …
33List of Onedin Line episodes — The Onedin Line episode list shows details of the 91 episodes of the BBC television series The Onedin Line. Contents 1 Series 1 2 Series 2 3 …
34Argentina — /ahr jeuhn tee neuh/; Sp. /ahrdd hen tee nah/, n. a republic in S South America. 35,797,536; 1,084,120 sq. mi. (2,807,870 sq. km). Cap.: Buenos Aires. Also called the Argentine. Official name, Argentine Republic. * * * Argentina Introduction… …
35Aymara — Aymaran, adj. /uy mah rah /, n., pl. Aymaras, (esp. collectively) Aymara for 1. 1. a member of an Indian people living in the mountainous regions around Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and Peru. 2. the language of the Aymara people. [1855 60] * * *… …
36interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …
37rug and carpet — Any decorative textile normally made of a thick material and intended as a floor covering. Floor coverings made of plaited rushes date from the 5th or 4th millennium BC. Carpets were first made in central and western Asia as coverings for earthen …
38Mordant — This article is about the substance used to set dyes. For the musical ornament, see mordent. For other uses, see Mordant (disambiguation). A French Indienne, a printed or painted textile in the manner of Indian productions, which used mordants to …
39MACARTHUR, John (1767-1834) — pioneer and founder of the wool industry was born in 1767 near Plymouth, Devonshire. His father, Alexander Macarthur, had fought for Prince Charles Edward in 1745, and after Cullodon had fled to the West Indies. Some years later he returned to… …
40History of knitting — Knitting, as defined by Wiktionary, is Combin [ing] a piece of thread with two needles into a piece of fabric. Its origins lie in the basic human need for clothing for protection against the elements. More recently, knitting has become less a… …
