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121truss — trusser, n. /trus/, v.t. 1. to tie, bind, or fasten. 2. to make fast with skewers, thread, or the like, as the wings or legs of a fowl in preparation for cooking. 3. to furnish or support with a truss or trusses. 4. to tie or secure (the body)… …
122viol — /vuy euhl/, n. a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the …
123South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
124Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …
125arts, 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… …
126garden and landscape design — Introduction the development and decorative planting of gardens, yards, grounds, parks, and other types of areas. Gardening and landscape design is used to enhance the settings for buildings and public areas and in recreational areas and… …
127Giza, Pyramids of — ▪ pyramids, Egypt Arabic Ahrāmāt Al Jīzah , Giza also spelled Gizeh three 4th dynasty (Egypt, ancient) (c. 2575–c. 2465 BCE) pyramids (pyramid) erected on a rocky plateau on the west bank of the Nile River near Al Jīzah (Jīzah, Al ) (Giza)… …
128Magnoliidae — ▪ plant subclass Introduction subclass of woody or herbaceous flowering plants belonging to the class Magnoliopsida. Members of the Magnoliidae are dicotyledonous plants that retain some primitive anatomic and morphological… …
