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The white handle of this tantÅ (left) is covered with shagreen in its natural form. Two small decorative elephants made of silver and shagreen. Shagreen has an unusually rough and granular surface, and is sometimes used as a fancy leather for book bindings, pocketbooks and small cases, as well as its more utilitarian uses in the hilts and scabbards of swords and daggers, where slipperiness is ...
lowest supervisory rank above sergeant (rough US equivalent: lieutenant) senior rank in some police departments (rough UK equivalent: superintendent) inside lane the part of the road nearest the edge, used especially by slower-moving vehicles (US: outside lane) (in both cases the term applies to the lane in the direction concerned)
a synonym of among acceptable in British English while seeming old fashioned or pretentious in American English [15] anorak a hooded coat (US parka); a socially impaired obsessive, particularly trainspotters (US geek, trekkie, otaku, etc.) answerphone an automated telephone-answering machine, from the trademark Ansafone (US & UK answering machine)
Literal translation, direct translation, or word-for-word translation is the translation of a text done by translating each word separately without analysing how the words are used together in a phrase or sentence. [1] In translation theory, another term for literal translation is metaphrase (as opposed to paraphrase for an analogous translation).
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Brutalism stems from the philosophies of modern architecture that promote the truth to materials, which is achieved by their raw expression. [4] The essence of the philosophy is seen in the imperfections of béton brut which stem from the idea to create an aesthetic based on the exposure of a building's components, including the frame ...
Crash is a coarse fabric with a rough, irregular surface, made from thick, uneven yarns. Crash fabric is coarse linen-based rugged material made from both dyed and raw yarns. The yarns used are often grey or white in color. Crash fabrics are indistinct woven.