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51Historic paint analysis — is the scientific analysis of architectural finishes, including not only paints but also metallic finishes and clear and translucent finishes used on historic buildings. The primary purpose of such analysis is to determine the color of the finish …
52decoupage — /day kooh pahzh /, n., v., decoupaged, decoupaging. n. Also, découpage /day kooh pahzh /; Fr. /day kooh pannzh /. 1. the art or technique of decorating something with cut outs of paper, linoleum, plastic, or other flat material over which varnish …
53desert — desert1 desertic /di zerr tik/, adj. desertlike, adj. /dez euhrt/, n. 1. a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all: The Sahara is a vast sandy desert. 2. any area …
54turpentine — turpentinic /terr peuhn tin ik/, turpentinous /terr peuhn tin euhs, tuy neuhs/, turpentiny /terr peuhn tuy nee/, adj. /terr peuhn tuyn /, n., v., turpentined, turpentining. n. 1. any of various oleoresins derived from coniferous trees, esp. the… …
55whitewash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. calcimine, kalsomine; whiten; vindicate, exonerate; informal, shut out, blank, skunk (sl.). See covering, vindication, flattery. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cover with a lime wash] Syn. paint, whiten …
56coat — [[t]ko͟ʊt[/t]] ♦♦♦ coats, coating, coated 1) N COUNT A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside. He turned off the television, put on his coat and walked out. 2) N COUNT: usu with… …
57coat — [n1] animal hair crust, ectoderm, epidermis, felt, fleece, fur, hide, husk, integument, leather, membrane, pelage, pellicle, pelt, peltry, protective covering, rind, scale, scarfskin, shell, skin, wool; concept 399 coat [n2] covering bark,… …
58Thomas Edison — Infobox person name = Thomas Alva Edison caption = Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety nine percent perspiration. Thomas Alva Edison, Harper s Monthly (September 1932) birth date =birth date|1847|02|11 birth place =Milan, Ohio death date… …
59Spray painting — is a painting technique where a device sprays a coating (paint, ink, varnish etc.) through the air onto a surface. The most common types employ compressed gas usually air compressed by an air compressor to atomize and direct the paint particles.… …
60Pottery of ancient Greece — Bilingual amphora by the Andokides Painter, ca. 520 BC (Munich) As the result of its relative durability, pottery is a large part of the archaeological record of Ancient Greece, and because there is so much of it (some 100,000 vases are recorded… …
