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61Red rot (leather) — Red rot (also redrot) is a degradation process found in vegetable tanned leather. [Applebaum, Barabara. Guide to Environmental Protection of Collections p. 185. Sound View Press, 1991] Red rot is caused by prolonged storage or exposure to high… …
62ceremonial tea — a Japanese green tea made from choice shade grown leaves that are cured by a steaming, drying, and powdering process: used in chanoyu. * * * …
63makeup — /mayk up /, n. 1. facial cosmetics, as eye shadow or lipstick. 2. cosmetics used on other parts of the body, as to cover birthmarks. 3. the application of cosmetics. 4. the ensemble or effect created by such application: Her makeup was subtle but …
64painting — /payn ting/, n. 1. a picture or design executed in paints. 2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints. 3. the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting. 4. an instance of covering a surface… …
65tin pest — the powdering of tin exposed to low temperatures, caused by allotropic transformation. * * * …
66Polonaise carpet — ▪ carpet also called Polish carpet any of various handwoven floor coverings with pile of silk, made in Eṣfahān and other weaving centres of Persia in the late 16th and 17th centuries, at first for court use and then commercially. Because… …
67coffee grinder — noun A device for pulverizing or powdering coffee beans so they can be brewed as coffee. (Technically many of the machines tear the coffee beans) …
68poudrage — 1. Powdering. 2. SYN: talc operation. [F.] pleural p. covering the opposing pleural surfaces with a slightly irritating powder in order to secure adhesion. * * * pou·drage pü dräzh n a surgical procedure in which an irritating powder is applied… …
69Glossary of professional wrestling terms — Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in references, and jargon.[1] Much of it stems from the industry s origins in the days of carnivals and circuses,[2] and the slang itself is often referred to as carny talk. In… …
70Types of snow — Hoar frost that grows on the snow surface due to water vapor moving up through the snow on cold, clear nights Types of snow can be designated by the shape of its flakes, description of how it is falling, and by how it collects on the ground. A… …
