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51Pit fired pottery — Pit firing is the oldest known method of firing clay. Unfired pots are nestled together in a pit in the ground and are then covered with burnable materials such as wood shavings, leaves, metal oxides, salts, sawdust and dried manure. The top of… …
52History of Fall River, Massachusetts — For much of its history, the City of Fall River, Massachusetts has been defined by the rise and fall of its cotton textile industry. From its beginnings as a rural outpost of the Plymouth Colony, the City grew to become the largest textile… …
53Brazil — Brazilian /breuh zil yeuhn/, adj., n. /breuh zil /, n. a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. * * * Brazil… …
54woodwool — n. long and fine wood shavings; not compressed wood fibre prepared in a special manner for surgical dressings …
55woodwools — n. long and fine wood shavings; not compressed wood fibre prepared in a special manner for surgical dressings …
56fire maker — noun 1. : a device formerly used for making fire that consists of a piece of flint which is held immovably in place by metal prongs and which is struck by a hammer like that of a musket by cocking the hammer and pulling a trigger, the spark thus… …
57shingle tow — noun Etymology: shingle (I) : shredded wood resulting from the manufacture of shingles; broadly : wood shavings …
58shaving — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act of one that shaves 2. something shaved off < wood shavings > …
59excelsior — I. noun Etymology: trade name, from Latin, higher, comparative of excelsus high, from past participle of excellere Date: 1868 fine curled wood shavings used especially for packing fragile items II. foreign term Etymology: Latin still higher motto …
60Beijing cuisine — This article is part of the series …
