Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Sea shanty — For the song Sea Shanty by Quasi, see Featuring Birds For the album Sea Shanties by English band High Tide, see High Tide (band). Sailors sang shanties while performing shipboard labor A shanty (also spelled chantey , chanty ) is a type of work… … Wikipedia
List of fictional dogs — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. This is a list of fictional dogs from literature, films etc. (It also includes some… … Wikipedia
Bohemianism — The term bohemian, of French origin, was first used in the English language in the nineteenth century [First occurrence in this sense in English, 1848 ( OED ).] to describe the untraditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished artists,… … Wikipedia
Flâneur — The term flâneur comes from the French verb flâner , which means to stroll . A flâneur is thus a person who walks the city in order to experience it. Because of the term s usage and theorization by Charles Baudelaire and numerous thinkers in… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
jay — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin gaius Date: 14th century 1. a. a predominantly fawn colored Old World bird (Garrulus glandarius) of the crow family with a black and white crest and wings marked with black,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of fictional robots and androids — This list of fictional robots and androids is a chronological list, categorised by medium. It includes all depictions of robots, androids and gynoids in literature, television, and cinema; however, robots that have appeared in more than one form… … Wikipedia
Blue Peter — This article is about BBC television series. For other uses, see Blue Peter (disambiguation). Blue Peter Format Children s, entertainment Created by John Hunter Blair … Wikipedia
Red Ruffing — Pitcher Born: May 3, 1905(1905 05 03) Granville, Illinois … Wikipedia
Danny Boy — This article is about the folk song. For other uses, see Danny Boy (disambiguation). Danny Boy Song Published 1913 Genre Folk Writer Fred … Wikipedia
United States home front during World War II — The United States home front during World War II covers the developments within the United States, 1940 1945, to support its efforts during World War II.Taxes and controlsFederal tax policy was highly contentious during the war, with a liberal… … Wikipedia
