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Maiolica charger from Faenza, after which faience is named, c. 1555; diameter 43 cm, tin-glazed earthenware Tin-glazed (majolica/maiolica) plate from Faenza, Italy. Tin-glazed pottery is earthenware covered in lead glaze with added tin oxide [1] which is white, shiny and opaque (see tin-glazing for the chemistry); usually this provides a background for brightly painted decoration.
An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
This was the crossword I've enjoyed the most up to this point. I was almost completely able to fill it in, with the Robin being basically the only thing I'm fully stuck on! Very fun :) ~ Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 12:35, 22 July 2024 (UTC) Stumped me on the same part! All the best: Rich Farmbrough 13:20, 22 July 2024 (UTC).
Lacquer is a type of hard and usually shiny coating or finish applied to materials such as wood or metal. It is most often made from resin extracted from trees and waxes and has been in use since antiquity. [1]
Shiny may refer to gloss (optics), the ability of a surface to reflect light in a specular way. Film and television "Shiny", an episode of the TV series The Pinky ...
This is a a great option for fine hair, according to Collins, who explains that fine gray hairs can appear limp and lack volume. Gray hairs that differ in texture from the rest are even more ...
The porcelain produced in Saint-Cloud was influenced by late Ming blue and white porcelain and its motifs were based on Chinese originals. The typical underglaze blue painted Saint-Cloud porcelain, says W.B. Honey, "is one of the most distinct and attractive of porcelains, and not the least part of its charm lies in the quality of the material itself.