Términos

Entradas en bastiones u otras obras exteriores de fortificaciones.

Insignia dorada con forma de media luna, que se lleva colgada al cuello o sobre el uniforme.
Derivan de la armadura medieval, destinada a proteger el cuello y la garganta y, antiguamente, eran llevadas por los oficiales de servicio.

Style and culture of the historical section of the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in Africa extending approximately from Axim, Ghana, or nearby Cape Three Points, in the west to the Volta River in the east.

Glass objects that are decorated with designs cut or engraved in gold leaf and sandwiched between two fused layers of clear glass. Prime examples are Hellenistic and ancient Roman bowls and plates. In order to fit together, the inner and outer bowls or plates had to be made to an exact and predetermined shape and size, by a hot process that included slumping the glass into or over a ceramic mold or form. The gold foil decoration was stuck to the outer wall of the inner bowl or other shape, using an adhesive such as gum arabic. The two glass bowls or plates were then fused together by heating in a kiln.

The process of coating an object with a thin adherent layer of gold.

Drawing implements comprising a wire, rod, or piece of gold in a holder, used to draw lines on a prepared surface, such as paper or parchment. When oxidized, the line darkens.

Gold in the form of or reduced to powder or in fine flake form used as a pigment, or for the preparation of coatings.

Towns where the principal industry is the mining and refining of precious metals.

General term for people who specialize in working with gold.

Special weights, often of decorative shape, used with scales for weighing gold or gold dust, particularly as used where gold is currency.

General term referring to members of several species of songbirds of the genus Carduelis, all characterized by sharp, pointed bills, short tails, and bright yellow plumage. In Christian art, the goldfinch is a symbol of the human soul, often held captive by the infant Jesus.

Embroidery technique employing metal threads fixed to a fabric. The threads consist of cotton or silk coated in metals such as imitation gold, silver and copper. The technique originated in Asia some two thousand years ago.

Referido a barco de vela aparejado en sentido longitudinal con dos o más mástiles, especialmente aquéllos con solo dos mástiles en los cuales el palo popel es más alto que el trinquete; para barcos de vela de dos mástiles en el cual el palo popel es más corto, use “queche “ o “yola”.

Referido a goleta, generalmente de dos mástiles, que transporta gavías en uno o más mástiles.

Goleta utilizada para la pesca.

Goleta de pesca de dos mástiles, con una popa larga y estrecha, quillas rectas y un calado limitado de 10 a 12 pies debido a los deslizamientos poco profundos utilizados por ellos en el puerto de Gloucester, Massachussets; generalmente, se encuentran desde aproximadamente el 1900 hasta la década de 1930, y utilizado para bancos y mercados de pesca.

Goleta que tiene tres mástiles, casi todos a la misma altura.