pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… … Universalium
géapneb — adj crook nibbed, arched, with bent beak, (epithet of corslet) meshed (? see géapweb wide meshed) … Old to modern English dictionary
joint — /joynt/, n. 1. the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture. 2. a connection between pieces of wood, metal, or the like, often reinforced with… … Universalium
macle — noun Etymology: French, wide meshed net, lozenge voided, macle, from Old French, mesh, lozenge voided, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German masca mesh more at mesh Date: 1801 1. a twin crystal 2. a flat often triangular diamond that is… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Yolk sac — Infobox Embryology Name = Yolk sac Latin = GraySubject = 11 GrayPage = 54 Caption = Human embryo of 2.6 mm. Caption2 = Human embryo from thirty one to thirty four days System = CarnegieStage = 5b Days = 9 Precursor = endoderm GivesRiseTo =… … Wikipedia
Innenstadt (Frankfurt am Main) — Infobox Frankfurt Stadtteil name = Innenstadt image district = Mk Frankfurt Karte Neustadt.png area = 1,554 population = 3,228 density = 2,077 postal code = 60313, 60311 areacode = 069 ortsbezirknumber=1 ortsbezirk=Innenstadt I stadtbezirk= * 040 … Wikipedia
Vitelline circulation — refers to the system of blood flowing from the embryo to the yolk sac and back again.The yolk sac is situated on the ventral aspect of the embryo; it is lined by entoderm, outside of which is a layer of mesoderm. It is filled with fluid, the… … Wikipedia
Guan kilns — ▪ pottery Pinyin Guan yao, or Wade Giles Kuan yao Chinese kilns known for creating an imperial variety of stoneware during the Song dynasty (AD 960–1279). After the Song royal court moved to the south, Guan kilns produced ware from… … Universalium
plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and … Medical dictionary
Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
Gear ratio — The gear ratio is the relationship between the number of teeth on two gears that are meshed or two sprockets connected with a common roller chain, or the circumferences of two pulleys connected with a drive belt. General description In the… … Wikipedia