Glossary of Art Terms. 2014.
bat — A plaster slab on which wet clay is left to lose sufficient moisture to make it plastic. Also, a disk that can be attached to a potter s wheel so that a pot can be thrown upon it, then the bat removed with the pot still on it, so that another… … Glossary of Art Terms
pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… … Universalium
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
Single malt whisky — is a whisky made at one particular distillery from a mash that uses one particular malted grain, which is ordinarily barley. Single malts are typically associated with Scotland, though they are also produced in various other countries.[1] Under… … Wikipedia
Toilet — This article is about a sanitation fixture used primarily for the disposal of human excrement. For a room containing a toilet, see toilet (room). For other uses, see toilet (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Oil shale extraction — is an industrial process in which kerogen mdash;a mixture of organic chemical compounds (including hydrocarbons) found in oil shale mdash;is converted into synthetic crude oil through pyrolysis. In pyrolysis, oil shale is heated in the absence of … Wikipedia
National Register of Historic Places listings in Emery County, Utah — Location of Emery County in Utah This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Emery County, Utah. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in… … Wikipedia
cement — cementable, adj. cementer, n. cementless, adj. /si ment /, n. 1. any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material. 2. any of various… … Universalium
Ugetsu — Infobox Film name = Ugetsu caption = Original poster to Ugetsu (1953) director = Kenji Mizoguchi producer = Masaichi Nagata writer = Matsutarō Kawaguchi Akinari Ueda Yoshikata Yoda starring = Masayuki Mori Machiko Kyō Kinuyo Tanaka music = Fumio… … Wikipedia
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