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(Encyclopedia) Combs, Sean Jomb : see Rap music.Brewer's: Comb
A crabtree comb. A cudgel applied to the head. To smooth your hair with a crabtree comb, is to give the head a knock with a stick. Reynard's wonderful comb. This comb existed only in the…bee moth
(Encyclopedia) bee moth,&sp;greater wax moth, or honeycomb moth, common name for an insect pest of honeycombs. Bee moths do damage during their larval stages, injuring combs and honey. The moth…Brewer's: German Comb
The four fingers and thumb. “Se pygnoit du pygne d' Almaing” (Rabelais,) He combed his hair with his fingers. Oudin, in his Dictionnaire, explains pygne d' Aleman by “los dedos et la dita…Brewer's: Comb the Cat
(To). To run your fingers through the lashes of a cat-o'-nine-tails to disentangle them. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Come and take ThemComb A B C D E…celluloid
(Encyclopedia) celluloid [from cellulose], transparent, colorless synthetic plastic made by treating cellulose nitrate with camphor and alcohol. Celluloid was the first important synthetic plastic…X-ray crystallography
(Encyclopedia) X-ray crystallography, the study of crystal structures through X-ray diffraction techniques. When an X-ray beam bombards a crystalline lattice in a given orientation, the beam is…Ray, John
(Encyclopedia) Ray or Wray, John, 1627–1705, English naturalist. He was extremely influential in laying the foundations of systematic biology. With his pupil Francis Willughby, he planned a complete…X-ray astronomy
(Encyclopedia) X-ray astronomy, study of celestial objects by means of the X rays they emit, in the wavelength range from 0.01 to 10 nanometers. X-ray astronomy dates to 1949 with the discovery that…gamma-ray astronomy
(Encyclopedia) gamma-ray astronomy, study of astronomical objects by analysis of the most energetic electromagnetic radiation they emit. Gamma rays are shorter in wavelength and hence more energetic…Trending
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