Términos

Porciones de popas, por lo general curvas, que proyectan los codastes de embarcaciones.

Miembros de la familia que contiene 140 especies de mamíferos de pezuña hendida.

Bridges similar to tied arch bridges, but with diagonal members that allow it to span as both girder and arch.

Expurgatin a novel or other writing by omitting or modifying words or passages considered indelicate or offensive.

A type of serpentine that is hard, compact, and translucent, resembling nephrite. It was a favorite of Chinese carvers.

A type of warping usually associated with wood when one face of a length of lumber shrinks more than the other, resulting in a bowed curvature. Less commonly this process may occur in stone such as marble, due to residual stresses, anisotropic thermal expansion of calcitic grains, variation of fluid contents, and dissolution processes.

Those whose occupation or profession is a game in which a heavy ball is rolled down a long, narrow lane toward a group of objects known as pins, the aim being to knock down more pins than an opponent.

Rosin intended for rubbing on the strings of musical instruments, such as violins, which would produce little to no sound without its application. Stickier, darker rosins are preferable for cellos and basses, while gold and amber rosins are preferred for violins and violas.

People who make or trade in bows.

Tenazas para sostener martillos cuando son forjados. La clavija encaja en uno de los ojos del martillo, mientras que la pieza inferior mantiene el cabezal de torsión hacia los lados.

Becerro curtido con cromo, tradicionalmente teñido de negro y entablado en dos direcciones para producir un grano de líneas cruzadas rectangulares. Diferente a becerro del sauce, que se encuentra entablado en una sola dirección.

Personas que participan en la lucha con los puños, sobre todo por deporte.

Calzón (ropa interior) suelto para hombres, que tiene piernas cortas semejantes a las de los pantalones en lugar de aberturas para las piernas.

Fighting with fists, usually with gloves over the hands, and often as sport.