to twist linen
101Kite line — Kites have a wing and a kite line (line), or sometimes more than one line. Kite systems may have more than one kite and more than one kite line. Solar kites have a gravity mass less line; but the most common type of kite line has mass; the kite… …
102Christopher Smart's alleged madness — It was alleged by many who knew Christopher Smart that he was mad during the mid 1750s. On 6 May 1757, he was admitted into St Luke s Hospital for Lunatics, Bethnal Green, London, by his father in law, John Newbery. Although many felt that Smart… …
103Historia del idioma inglés — El [[Idioma portugues |inglés]] es una lengua germánica occidental originada de los dialectos anglo frisios traídos a Britania por los invasores germanos desde varias partes de lo que ahora es el noroeste de Alemania y el norte de los Países… …
104sculpture — sculptural, adj. sculpturally, adv. /skulp cheuhr/, n., v., sculptured, sculpturing. n. 1. the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the… …
105spindle — spindlelike, adj. /spin dl/, n., adj., v., spindled, spindling. n. 1. a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is… …
106Fashions — ▪ 2009 The faltering global economy determined the direction of fashion during 2008. Initially, the euro s significant appreciation against the dollar proved a boon to style conscious travelers who, visiting the U.S. from abroad as the year …
107slub — 1. noun a) A small thickened portion or knot found on linen yarn, caused by defects. b) Sludge. 2. verb To draw and twist fibers in order t …
108Christopher Smart's asylum confinement — Christopher Smart The English poet Christopher Smart (1722–1771) was confined to mental asylums from May 1757 until January 1763. Smart was admitted into St Luke s Hospital for Lunatics …
109Serape — Wearing a serape An example of a serape pa …
110fresh — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, smell, taste ▪ stay ▪ Mushrooms don t stay fresh for long. ▪ eat sth, have …
