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  • 21Millosh Gjergj Nikolla — Migjeni in the 1930s Born 13 October 1911(1911 10 13) Shkodër, Albania Died 26 August 1938(1938 08 26) (age …

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  • 22Cannabrick construction — is construction using the woody inner core from the cannabis plant. This part of the plant is THC free (i.e. hemp) and is used in housing construction. The silica leached from the soil by the plant combined with unslaked lime forms a chemical… …

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  • 23Painterwork — accomplishes two things, namely the preservation and the coloration of the material painted. The compounds used for painting, taking the word as meaning a thin protective or decorative coat, are very numerous, including oil paint of many kinds,… …

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  • 24gesso — /jes oh/, n., pl. gessoes. 1. gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting. 2. any plasterlike preparation to prepare a surface for painting, gilding, etc. 3. a prepared surface of plaster or plasterlike… …

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  • 25grappier cement — /grap ee ay / a by product of the calcination of hydraulic lime, having similar properties and made from ground, unslaked lumps. [1900 05; < F grappier, deriv. of grappe bunch of grapes. See GRAPE, IER2] * * * …

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  • 26painting — /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&#8230; …

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  • 27tortilla — /tawr tee euh/; Sp. /tawrdd tee yah/, n., pl. tortillas / tee euhz/; Sp. / tee yahs/. Mexican Cookery. a thin, round, unleavened bread prepared from cornmeal or sometimes wheat flour, baked on a flat plate of iron, earthenware, or the like. [1690 …

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  • 28euphony and cacophony — ▪ sound       sound patterns used in verse to achieve opposite effects: euphony is pleasing and harmonious; cacophony is harsh and discordant. Euphony is achieved through the use of vowel sounds in words of generally serene imagery. Vowel sounds …

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  • 29motion-picture technology — Introduction       the means for the production and showing of motion pictures. It includes not only the motion picture camera and projector but also such technologies as those involved in recording sound, in editing both picture and sound, in&#8230; …

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  • 30Osuna — ▪ Spain       town, Sevilla provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, southern Spain. Osuna lies at the foot of a hill at the edge of an extensive plain, east southeast of Sevilla city. Of Iberian origin …

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