Términos

Término aplicado al tocado alto de encaje que era utilizado por las mujeres en el siglo XVIII.

Cómodas que incorporan una hilera de cajones flanqueados por repisas abiertas o aparadores.

Cómodas con dos puertas de aparador en lugar del usual cajón delantero. En el interior puede haber cajones o repisas abiertas.

Characteristic of belonging equally to more than one, of being possessed or shared alike by all or most of the people or things in question. An example of usage is in indexing groups of works or complex works, for subject or material terms that apply to all items in the group or all aspects of a work that has multiple aspects.

Species of large, deciduous ash trees with 7 to 11 leaflets and having wide distribution throughout Europe. It is known in several varieties, including timber trees and those that have been cultivated for landscaping for centuries. Notable among these are forms with dwarflike or weeping habits, variegated foliage, warty twigs and branches, and curled leaves.

Systems of law derived from English law based on custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes.

Terms that are used broadly to refer to something that is familiarly known and referred to by many people in quotidian language, as distinguished from technical, specialized, or official terms.

Members of common society having civic rights, includng a burgess, citizen, or any other below below the rank of a peer.

Diseases transmitted by a specific infectious agent between persons or other species, either directly or through an intermediate vector.

Drinking bowls, almost always having two handles and footed base, used in Christian eucharistic liturgies to hold consecrated wine.

Printed cards used in several Christian denominations, either given by a minister or deacon to identify those of proper status in the church to receive the eucharist, or given at the time of a person's first communion, serving as both documentation of the event and as a commemorative token.

Dishes or shallow or deeper bowls used to hold the consecrated hosts during their distribution during the Christian liturgy. This bowl or dish is used for the distribution of communion in place of a ciborium. For bowls, often two-handled, used to hold consecrated wine, use "communion bowls (vessels for wine)."

Pitchers used during the Eucharistic service to contain the sacramental wine, which will be poured into the chalice and consecrated.

Church registers used by various Christian denominations to record the names of people and dates when they have received the eucharist for various reasons, such as for an annual obligation or at the time of death.

Place settings or other combinations of cups, saucers, and plates that were given as a traditional gift on the occasion of a person's first solemn communion, which was a rite of passage among young adults in some Christian denominations. The items are typically made of porcelain or silver. The dishes are distinguished by decoration or text commemorating the event.

Spoons used to dispense the consecrated wine, at the Eucharist or in other dispensations of the communion. Commonly used in Eastern Orthodox Christian ceremonies, and formerly in the Western church as well. The purpose of the spoon was to prevent spillage of the consecrated wine. It is known from ancient times, when methods of sharing the wine included spoon, straw, and tube.

Veils resembling wedding veils that are worn by young females during the Christian first communion or solemn communion ceremonies.

Containers used for administering materials part of communion ceremonies.

Circular, perforated plate sieves, typically made of wood and parchment, having raised sides. They are designed especially for the preparation of communion wafers for liturgical use; the sieves are used for separating the wafers from the edge remnants.

Hosts, which are pieces of consecrated bread in Christian liturgies, that are small, very thin, and wafer-like, typically round with a meaningful Christian symbol stamped upon them. They are created in a special wafer iron. Communion wafers have been common in the western churches for hundreds of years. The first reference to small, round hosts, but not necessarily as thin as wafers, is mentioned in the eighth century; the small, regular hosts were seen as advantageous in eliminating the need to break up a piece of bread that could crumble easily. Eventually the hosts became very thin wafers that were widely adopted in the west. With the Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church, other forms of bread have again become increasingly common for consecration as hosts, as a reference to the original, ancient Christian practices.