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- Textile (4228 bytes)
1: ...rsed in a [[matrix]] of another material are considered [[composite material]]s rather than textiles.
3: ...oman]] weaver would have no problem recognizing modern plain weave, [[twill]] or [[satin]].
5: ... the last 100 years. The first synthetics were made in the 1920s and 1930s.
8: Textiles can be made from a variety of materials. The following is a p...
17: *[[Wool]]: divided into [[woollen]] and [[worsted]] - Silk (8683 bytes)
1: ...orm4.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Silk Worms. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
5: ...silk was one of the staples of international [[trade]] prior to [[industrialization]].
7: ==Silk trade==
8: ...s trade was so extensive that the major set of trade routes between Europe and Asia has become known a...
11: ...macy, as gifts to foreign dignitaries. The remainder was sold at exorbitant prices. - Weaving (6924 bytes)
1: ...rn), or it can be woven in decorative or artistic designs, including [[tapestry|tapestries]].
3: ...heir fabrics, regardless of the complexity of the design.
5: ...dye]]d before weaving is called [[ikat]]. Fabric decorated using a wax resist method is called [[bati...
9: .... The weft thread crosses the warp in some over/under sequence. The nature of that sequence gives rise...
11: ...rsely, if the warp is spread out, the weft can slide down and completely cover the warp, giving a ''we... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...s or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbe...
3: ...floor covering that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
8: ...of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
10: ...eave]]. Types of European flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]],...
12: ...ch as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a [[handicraft]]. - Tapestry (2919 bytes)
2: ...ion.JPG|thumb|right|250px|A tapestry [[cushion]], depicting [[pansy|pansies]]]]
3: ...wool]], [[gold]] or [[silver]], but can also be made out of any form of textile.
5: ...us artist, while the tapestries themselves were made by the craftsmen.
7: ...dlepoint]], probably because this type of [[embroidery]] mimics the woven effect.
10: ...lemen]] could transport the tapestry from one residence to another. In [[church]]es, it could be displ... - Berimbau (11944 bytes)
2: .... The instrument is also a part of [[Candombl靝-de-caboclo tradition.
4: ...icon.png|30px]] [[media:Toque-de-angola.ogg|Toque de Angola]] ([[ogg]] format, 17 seconds, 174KB).
6: ==Design==
8: [[Image:Hn_caxixi_baqueta_vadero.jpg|thumb|right|A caxixi, baqueta, and dobr㯝]
9: ...steel string ("arame" - often pulled from the inside of an automobile [[tire]]) tightly strung and sec... - Africa (35389 bytes)
8: ...with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]].
18: ...ent of the continent, the idea of ''Africa'' expanded with their knowledge.
24: ...rom the main mass of the Earth's surface. It includes within its remarkably regular outline an area, o...
26: ...6,000 km (16,100 miles) and the absence of deep indentations of the shore is shown by the fact that Eu...
33: Africa is home to the [[cradle of Humankind|oldest inhabited territory]] on earth, with the [[huma... - Cotton (7876 bytes)
2: ...World]]. The fiber is most often spun into [[yarn|thread]] and used to make a soft, breathable [[textile]]...
4: ...gether and interlocked. This interlocked form is ideal for [[spinning]] into a fine [[yarn]].
9: ...a domesticated different species of cotton independently thousands of years ago.
13: ...preposterous belief: "There grew there India a wonderful tree which bore tiny lambs on the ends of its...
28: ...able. Historically, one of the most economically destructive pests in cotton production has been the ... - Cyperus papyrus (4281 bytes)
17: ... topped by a dense cluster of thin, bright green, thread-like rays around 10-30 cm in length. This cluster...
21: ...s estimated to range from subtropical to tropical desert to wet forests, tolerating annual temperature...
23: ...ca, but has become rare in the [[Nile Delta]]. In deeper waters it is the chief constituent of the flo...
25: The 'feather-duster' flowering heads make ideal nesting sites for many social species of [[bird...
27: ...namental plant]]. A dwarf relative of this plant, designated as ''C. nanus'' or ''C. profiler'', typic... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
21: DensityRank = 4<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 271.40 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 5<sup>th</sup> |
26: Longitude = 71?47'W to 73?44'W |
27: Latitude = 40?58'N to 42?3'N | - Medieval fortification (8517 bytes)
1: ...aspect of [[Medieval technology]] that covers the development of [[fortification]] construction and us...
5: ...hpost), is a [[fort]], a [[camp]] and the logical development of a [[Fortification|fortified enclosure...
9: ...ure of the walls of a medieval town or city would depend on the resources available for building them,...
11: ...e wall. The word is a [[medieval]] and later one, derived from the classical [[Latin]] ''post murum'',...
13: ...he end of the [[sixteenth century]], the word had developed further in common use, into ''pomery''. - Caste (32815 bytes)
1: The word '''''Caste''''' is derived from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ...
3: This term is also used in [[entomology]] to describe [[social insect]]s species who have a speci...
5:
7: ...r belief.") The language of the [[Gathas]] (the oldest part of the Avesta) is very similar to the lang...
20: ...e sacred texts, and also that of interpreting and determining the law and the rules of caste. Shudras ... - Mitochondrion (10103 bytes)
1: ...ll.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Mitochondria are visible as thread-like structures in the light microscope.''' Mitoc...
3: ...of mitochondria. The exact number of mitochondria depends on the cell's level of metabolic activity: m...
5: ...ganic materials into [[energy]] in the form of [[adenosine triphosphate|ATP]].
9: Depending on the cell type, mitochondria can have ve...
11: ...respiration]] and [[ATP]] formation, and their folded form increases that capacity by increasing the s... - Butterfly (9348 bytes)
11: * Superfamily [[Hesperioidea]]:<br>
13: * Superfamily [[Papilionoidea]]:<br>
20: ...] [[Hesperioidea]] (the skippers) and [[Papilionoidea]] (all other butterflies). Many butterflies have...
29: ...drying out before the larva has had time to fully develop. Each egg contains a number of tiny funnel-s...
34: [[Image:Butterfly_012.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Lightning (33113 bytes)
2: ...ning strokes are observed during a night-time thunderstorm.]]
6: ...e air, producing lightning's characteristic [[thunder]] sound.
10: ...but while waiting for its completion, he got the idea of using a flying object, such as a [[kite]] ins...
12: ...fallen during the storm had soaked the line and made it conductive.
14: ...ted the original high-object-with-some-spark-gap idea that they used, so he usually gets the credit. - Softball (19057 bytes)
1: ...d [[base (baseball)|bases]]. Softball is a direct descendant of [[baseball]] (sometimes referred to as...
3: ...n any position and is usually thrown overarm or sidearm.
4: * The ball is larger, less dense, and heavier than a baseball.
10: ...] sport for women. The [[International Softball Federation]] holds world championships in several cate...
16: ...ry defensive, pitcher-oriented game. The pitcher delivers the ball at maximum speed with a flat arc, ... - Silkworm (3141 bytes)
17: ... silk. The cocoon is made of a single continuous thread of raw silk from 300 to 900 meters (1000 to 3000 ...
20: ...t its way out of the cocoon naturally, the [[yarn|thread]]s will be cut short and the silk will be useless...
21: ...worms at a silk factory in Thailand. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
22: ...us|genome]] has been the object of considerable modern study.
26: ...lk. She taught this to the people and it became widespread.There are many more legends about the silkw... - Crochet (5214 bytes)
3: ...gin of the crochet technique is a subject of considerable controversy. The word is not to be confused ...
5: ==Definition==
7: ... many stitches into a single loop. Stitches are made by pulling one or more loops through each loop of...
12: ...th America, or China, but there is no decisive evidence of the craft being performed before its popula...
14: ... point to the tambour hooks used in tambour embroidery in France in the seventeenth century, and conte... - Mahatma Gandhi (35350 bytes)
8: dead=dead|
9: date_of_death=[[January 30]], [[1948]] |
10: place_of_death=[[New Delhi]], [[India]]
13: ...who brought the cause of [[India|India's]] independence from [[British India|British colonial rule]] t...
15: ... truth" or "pursuit of truth", has inspired other democratic activists, including [[Martin Luther King... - Cotton plant (5639 bytes)
19: ...reum'' and ''G. herbaceum'' (Asia), and ''G. barbadense'' ([[Egypt]]). While the lint naturally occurs...
23: ...tton]] fibers, used to manufacture [[cloth]], are derived from the fruit of the cotton plant. The foll...
25: * ''Gossypium barbadense'' L. – Creole cotton or Sea island cotto...
31: ... brown, unsuitable for spinning or twisting into thread.
41: *[[Green mirid]] (''Creontiades dilutus''), a sucking insect
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