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21textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …
22technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
23Marcegaglia — Type Joint stock company Industry Steel Founded 1959 in Gazoldo degli Ippoliti Founder(s) Steno Marcegaglia Headquarters Italy, Ga …
24List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …
25Nicky Hopkins — Birth name Nicholas Christian Hopkins Born 24 February 1944(1944 02 24) Perivale, North London, England Died 6 September 1994(1994 09 06) (aged 50) Nas …
26France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
27Night Watch (painting) — This article is about the Rembrandt painting. For other uses, see Night Watch (disambiguation). De Nachtwacht (The Night Watch) Artist Rembrandt Year 1642 Type Oil on canvas …
28Labor federation competition in the United States — A labor federation is a group of unions or labor organizations that are in some sense coordinated. The terminology used to identify such organizations grows out of usage, and has sometimes been imprecise. For example, nationals are sometimes… …
29explosive — explosively, adv. explosiveness, n. /ik sploh siv/, adj. 1. tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance. 2. pertaining to or of the nature of an explosion: explosive violence. 3. likely to lead to… …
30Diffusion of technology in Canada — This article outlines the history of the diffusion or spread of technology in Canada. Technologies chosen for treatment here include, in rough order, transportation, communication, energy, materials, industry, public works, public services… …
