|
The harp-shell is a genus of molluscs (Harpa) belonging to the gastropoda and to the whelk family. The species are found around Mauritius. The shells are very attractive, but exposure to light causes their colours to fade.
 Research Harp-shell
The Jacob is a British breed of sheep. Slight of build, with the narrow, lean carcass typical of some of the ancient British breeds, they are immediately noticeable due to their black and white fleeces and prominent horns. Both males and females are horned, sporting two, four and occasionally six horns. Most striking to many people are four-horned rams with two vertical centre horns as much as two feet long, and two side horns curling down along the side of the head. Two-horned rams develop the more familiar classic double curl. Horns on the ewe are always shorter and more delicate than the rams' horns.
The Jacob fleece, which is properly described as white with black spots, is prized by hand spinners and weavers. The white and the black wool, which may fade at the tips to dark brown, may be blended to various shades of greys. The wool is of medium grade, and interestingly, the black wool, which grows out of black skin, frequently is shorter than the white wool, which grows from white skin. Ideally, the animal should be 40% black and 60% white, with certain characteristic patterns. The legs should be predominantly white, with black hooves and black knees and hocks desirable. The desired Jacob face is frequently referred to as 'badger faced' , with black cheeks and muzzle, but a white blaze down the front of the face. The nose should be black as well as the horns and ears.
Lake colours are pigments prepared by precipitating soluble organic dyes on to a mineral base such as alumina, Paris white or China clay and fixing them chemically to form an insoluble compound. Lake colours were widely used during the Middle Ages but tend to fade when exposed to sunlight.
Research Lake Colours
When applied to pigments and stains, the term permanent means fast to light, that is that the pigment will not fade over time due to exposure to light.
Soft karaoke is a collection of computer Karaoke players in ten different International languages. Features include a search Engine that allows you to search by artist name, group name or song title quickly and easily, a fade-out facility for a smoother transition between songs, automatic microphone set-up for trouble-free use of the sound mixer.
Research Soft Karaoke
FADE is an abbreviation for Fully Automatic Depot Equipment
In painting and decorating, fugitive colours are colours which fade when exposed to light.
Research Fugitive Colours
Fade is old Cornish slang for to dance.
Fade is American slang for to leave a place, to go away.
Fade is American slang for to meet or cover a bet.
|
The Probert Encyclopaedia was designed, edited and programed by
Matt and Leela Probert
©1993 - 2009 The Probert Encyclopaedia
Southampton, United Kingdom
|
|
|
Abbreviations
