Términos

Beliefs and practices of the ancient Slavic peoples of eastern Europe, a large branch of the Indo-European family of peoples.

People or other animals who are in a state of sleep or who tend to sleep frequently.

Describes the state, condition, or appearance of being asleep, the natural physiological period of rest.

Device comprising two buttons, usually decorative, joined to allow its use in closing sleeves or cuffs, which are fitted with button holes or other openings to allow insertion of the sleeve buttons.

Weights sewn or fastened to the bottom of the large sleeves to make them hang well.

Sleeveless garments usually worn over a blouse or a shirt, and that have no placket or fastenings.

Sleeves used in armor, made of mail, which is a metal fabric consisting of iron or steel rings, riveted or pressed together.

Chinese calligraphic script developed by the Northern Song dynasty emperor Huizong (1082-1135). Slender Gold script is characterized by taut, angular lines which expand or contract depending on their place in a stroke. Highly controlled, it projects an air of studied elegance.

Low-pitched single-octave gender of Java, played with one hammer only.

Marshy or reedy pools, ponds, small lakes, backwaters, or inlets.

Leatherworking hand tools used for burnishing or scraping the surface of skins.

En instrumentos de bronce, segmentos en forma de U de tubos cilíndricos que se ajustan sobre dos segmentos rectos de tubo de tal manera que puedan deslizarse fácilmente dentro y fuera, cambiando así la longitud total efectiva del instrumento y, con ello, su tono fundamental durante la ejecución.

Trumpets with a slide mechanism, much like the slide trombone which was developed later. Slide trumpets were popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, as well as in England during the 17th-19th centuries.

Optical devices, often hand-held, typically lighted and used to look at slides or other frames of film. For devices that project images from slides, prefer "slide projectors."

Mounds of earth material massed at the base of a slope.

Covers or shutters fitted in grooves to slide open and closed over a relatively small window or similar opening, such as on a ship or wall.

Women's shoes with open backs that are held on by a strap behind the heel of the wearer.