to keep its shape
31shoetree — shoe|tree [ ʃu,tri ] noun count an object shaped like a foot that you put inside a shoe to make it keep its shape when you are not wearing it …
32elasticated — [[t]ɪlæ̱stɪkeɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ If a piece of clothing or part of a piece of clothing is elasticated, elastic has been sewn or woven into it to make it fit better and to help it keep its shape. [BRIT] ...a pink silk jacket with an elasticated waist.… …
33shoetree — UK [ˈʃuːˌtriː] / US [ˈʃuˌtrɪ] noun [countable] Word forms shoetree : singular shoetree plural shoetrees an object shaped like a foot that you put inside a shoe to make it keep its shape when you are not wearing it …
34France — /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.… …
35Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
36eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit The eye is protected from mechanical injury… …
37international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
38Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
39performing 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 …
40industrial glass — Introduction solid material that is normally lustrous and transparent in appearance and that shows great durability under exposure to the natural elements. These three properties lustre, transparency, and durability make glass a favoured… …
