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1swaddle — v.tr. swathe (esp. an infant) in garments or bandages etc. Phrases and idioms: swaddling clothes narrow bandages formerly wrapped round a newborn child to restrain its movements and quieten it. Etymology: ME f. SWATHE + LE(4) …
2Orthopedic cast — Arm cast from a wrist fracture An orange short arm cast with a fiber …
3Foot binding — A pair of shoes for bound feet …
4strip# — strip vb Strip, divest, denude, bare, dismantle can mean to deprive a person or thing of what clothes, furnishes, or invests him or it. Strip stresses a pulling or tearing off rather than a laying bare, though the latter implication is frequent;… …
5performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
6Castello Estense — The Castle Estense or Castle of Saint Michele in it|Castello Estense is an imposing, moated, medieval structure in the center of Ferrara, northern Italy. It is a large block with four corner towers. History On May 3 1385 the Ferrarese people,… …
7'Allo 'Allo! (series 9) — This article contains episode summaries for the ninth and final series of the British Sitcom series Allo Allo!. The series contains six episodes which first aired between 9 November and 14 December 1992. Series 9 was the last series of the show,… …
8History of clothing and textiles — Ladies making silk, early 12th century painting by Emperor Huizong of Song (a remake of an 8th century original by artist Zhang Xuan), illustrates silk fabric manufacture in China. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and …
9environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
10Medicinal clay — German medicinal clay (Luvos Heilerde) consisting of loess, i.e. a mixture of sand, clay, and silt The use of medicinal clay in folk medicine goes back to prehistoric times. The indigenous peoples around the world still use clay widely, which is… …
