wood finishing (noun)

  • 51Glossary of ballet — Ballet is a formalized type of dance; ballet dance is usually performed on stage as part of a ballet dance work which includes mime, acting, and is set to music. Dancers can perform either en pointe or demi pointe; in ballet class, the dancers… …

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  • 52Textile manufacturing terminology — The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fibre from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. (Both fibre and fiber are used in this article.)… …

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  • 53bullfighting — See bullfighter. * * * Spanish corrida de toros Spectacle, popular in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, in which matadors ceremonially taunt, and usually kill, bulls in an arena. Spectacles with bulls were common in ancient Crete, Thessaly, and …

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  • 54Jamaica — /jeuh may keuh/, n. 1. an island in the West Indies, S of Cuba. 4413 sq. mi. (11,430 sq. km). 2. a republic coextensive with this island: formerly a British colony; became independent in 1962, retaining membership in the Commonwealth of Nations.… …

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  • 55Trinidad and Tobago — Trinidadian and Tobagonian. an independent republic in the West Indies, comprising the islands of Trinidad and Tobago: member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 1,273,141; 1980 sq. mi. (5128 sq. km). Cap.: Port of Spain. * * * Trinidad and Tobago… …

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  • 56finish — 1. noun /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ a) An end: the end of anything. The cars finish was so shiny and new. b) A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces. 2. verb /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ a) To complete (something) …

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  • 57finish — fin|ish1 [ fınıʃ ] verb *** 1. ) finish or finish off intransitive or transitive to do the last part of something so that it is complete: I ve nearly finished my work. I wish you d let me finish my sentence! finish doing something: She had just… …

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  • 58finish — 1 / fInIS/ verb 1 STOP DOING STH (I, T) to come to the end of doing or making something, so that it is complete : finish sth: You can t go anywhere until you finish your homework. | finish doing sth: I finished typing the report just minutes… …

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  • 59put — [c]/pʊt / (say poot) verb (put, putting) –verb (t) 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of some place or position: to put money in one s purse. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: put everything in order. 3. to… …

  • 60estofado — ˌestəˈfä(ˌ)dō noun ( s) Etymology: Spanish, from past participle of estofar to quilt, make estofado work, from estofa quilted material, from Old Spanish, from Middle French estoffe stuff, material more at stuff : the technique of finishing… …

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