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Mexico 1861 8 reales stamp, quartered for use as 2 reales value, with San Luis Potosí cancellation [1]. Bisects and splits refer to postage stamps that have been cut in part, most commonly in half, but also other fractions, and postally used for the proportionate value of the entire stamp, such as a two cent stamp cut in half and used as a one cent stamp. [2]
cut time Same as the meter 2 2: two half-note (minim) beats per measure. Notated and executed like common time (4 4), except with the beat lengths doubled. Indicated by . This comes from a literal cut of the symbol of common time. Thus, a quarter note in cut time is only half a beat long
Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...
Waist chop, a form of execution used in China until 1734; Sawing a woman in half; Teke Teke, a Japanese urban legend about a girl who is said to have fallen on a railroad line and had her body cut in half; Manananggal, a Filipino mythical creature that separates their lower body and has a vampire-like appearance.
The table is moved either by an electric mechanism or by some form of manual crank. The buzzsaw is generally driven by an electric motor. To demonstrate the saw is completely genuine, a piece of wood is placed on the table and sliced in two in full view. An assistant is introduced and placed in a horizontal position on the table.
You've really earned half." If you want to grab his half you are still in time to find the items on eBay, where the man is also selling his car (or at least his half of the car) for about $700.
Bisect means "to cut into two"; dissect means "to cut apart", both literally and figuratively. Disect is an archaic word meaning "to separate by cutting", but has not been in common use since the 17th century. Standard: The Americas are bisected by the Panama canal. Standard: She dissected Smith's dissertation, pointing out scores of errors.
A suit with less than four cards, [100] two cards or fewer than the average cards for the suit. [102] short pack, shortened pack A set of cards that has been reduced in size from a full pack (normally of 52 cards) by the removal of a certain card or cards. [103] shuffle Rearrange (a deck of cards) by sliding the cards over each other quickly.(verb)