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41Tesserae — Tessera Tes se*ra, n.; pl. {Tesser[ae]}. [L., a square piece, a die. See {Tessellar}.] A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for mosaic, as for making pavements,… …
42To fall flat — Flat Flat (fl[a^]t), a. [Compar. {Flatter} (fl[a^]t r[ e]r); superl. {Flattest} (fl[a^]t t[e^]st).] [Akin to Icel. flatr, Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet floor, G. fl[ o]tz stratum, layer.] 1. Having an even and horizontal surface,… …
43wood burning — Pyrography Py*rog ra*phy, n. [Pyro + graphy.] A process of printing, ornamenting, or carving, by burning with heated instruments. One variant is {wood burning}. [1913 Webster +PJC] …
44Yponomeuta padella — Ermine Er mine, n. [OF. ermine, F. hermine, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. harmo, G. hermelin, akin to Lith. szarm?, szarmonys, weasel, cf. AS. hearma; but cf. also LL. armelinus, armellina, hermellina, and pellis Armenia, the fur of the… …
45ornamentation — noun Date: 1706 1. something that ornaments ; embellishment 2. the act or process of ornamenting ; the state of being ornamented …
46wood carving — noun Date: circa 1710 the art of fashioning or ornamenting objects of wood by cutting with a sharp handheld implement; also an object of wood so fashioned or ornamented • wood carver noun …
47Jazz guitar — This article is about the types of guitars and guitar playing styles used in jazz. For performers who play jazz guitar, see jazz guitarist. Hollowbody electric guitars are quite common in jazz; the Gibson ES 175 is a classic example. It has been… …
48Sagrada Família — This article is about the church. For other uses, see Sagrada Familia (disambiguation). Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family (English) Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada… …
49Portamento — is a musical term primarily denoting a vocal slide between two pitches and its emulation by instruments such as the violin, and in 16th century polyphonic writing refers to an ornamental figure. It is also applied to one type of glissando as well …
50Filippo Lippi — Fra Filippo Lippi (1406 ndash; October 8 1469), also called Lippo Lippi, was an Italian painter of the Italian Quattrocento (15th century) school. Biography and worksLippi was born in Florence to Tommaso, a butcher. Both his parents died when he… …
