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31louver — louvered, adj. /looh veuhr/, n. 1. any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain. 2. a fin or slat framing such an opening …
32Capoeira music — In capoeira, music sets the rhythm, the style of play, and the energy of a game.In its most traditional setting, there are three main styles of song that weave together the structure of the capoeira Angola roda. The Angola roda represents the… …
33Piasecki H-25 — For other uses of H25 see H25 (disambiguation). Infobox Aircraft name=H 25/HUP Retriever caption= Royal Canadian Navy HUP 3 at the Canadian Museum of Flight type= Utility helicopter manufacturer= Piasecki Helicopter designer= first flight=March… …
34Pitted Ware culture — For the contemporary (ca 4000 BC– ca 2000 BC) North East European culture, having a similar name, see Pit Comb Ware culture. The Pitted Ware culture (ca 3200 BC– ca 2300 BC) was a neolithic Hunter gatherer culture in southern Scandinavia, mainly… …
35angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …
36kayak — kayaker, n. /kuy ak/, n. 1. an Eskimo canoe with a skin cover on a light framework, made watertight by flexible closure around the waist of the occupant and propelled with a double bladed paddle. 2. a small boat resembling this, made commercially …
37palm — palm1 /pahm/, n. 1. the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. 2. the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal. 3. the part of a glove covering this part of the hand. 4. Also called… …
38shutter — shutterless, adj. /shut euhr/, n. 1. a solid or louvered movable cover for a window. 2. a movable cover, slide, etc., for an opening. 3. a person or thing that shuts. 4. Photog. a mechanical device for opening and closing the aperture of a camera …
39skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… …
40painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
