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CHINESE ARCHITECTURE — Ancient Chinese architecture is modeled on basic principles of order and balance; wood was the first material used, supplemented later with brick. The earliest buildings were laid on foundations of packed earth; in the areas of China where… … Historical Dictionary of Architecture
owl — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. owlet, bird of prey, night bird, nocturnal bird, owl pigeon, satinette, turbit, Bubo, Strix; see also bird 1 . Kinds of owls include: hoot, barn, burrowing, Great horned, Great gray, screech, spotted, snow, snowy, tawny,… … English dictionary for students
USS Owl (AMCU-35) — was originally laid down as the LCI(L) 982 . LCI(L) 982 was laid down 23 March 1944 by Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas; launched 18 April 1944; and commissioned 16 May 1944, Lt.(j.g.) L. R. Dawson in command. World War II Pacific… … Wikipedia
Radical (Chinese character) — Bushu redirects here. For the former Japanese province, see Musashi Province. The Chinese character 採 cǎi, meaning ‘to pick’, with its ‘root’, the original, semantic (meaning bearing) graph on the right, colored red; and its later added,… … Wikipedia
List of pigeon breeds — This is an alphabetical list of pigeon breeds. Pigeons and doves are members of the bird family Columbidae. Doves tend to be smaller birds and pigeons larger ones, although this distinction is not consistently applied. The birds listed here are… … Wikipedia
Fancy pigeon — Fancy pigeons are domesticated varieties of the Rock Pigeon ( Columba livia ). They are bred by pigeon fanciers for various traits relating to size, shape, color, and behavior.cite book |last=Levi |first=Wendell |title= The Pigeon|year=… … Wikipedia
List of Asian birds — This list of Asian birds is a listing of all the bird species known from the continent of Asia.NotesThe taxonomy of this list adheres to James Clements Birds of the World: A Checklist , and reflects all changes to that work until July, 2005.… … Wikipedia
List of birds of China — This is a list of the bird species recorded in China. The avifauna of China includes a total of 1314 species, of which 52 are endemic, 2 have been introduced by humans, and 55 are rare or accidental. 1 species listed is extirpated in China and is … Wikipedia
Mao Zedong — Mao redirects here. For other uses, see Mao (disambiguation). This is a Chinese name; the family name is Mao. Mao Ze dong 毛泽东 Official 1967 Portrait of Mao Ze … Wikipedia
