Bird-lime is a viscous substance used for entangling birds so as to make them easily caught, twigs being for this purpose smeared with it at places where birds resort. It is prepared from holly-bark, being extracted by boiling; also - mainly in Italy - from the viscid berries of the mistletoe.
Bird-lime was traditionally prepared from holly-bark which was boiled for between ten and twelve hours, where upon the green bark becoming seperated from the rest, it was covered over and left in a moist place for two weeks and then pounded into a rough paste so that no woody fibres were discernable, and then washed in ruunning water. After washing the holly-bark bird-line was left to ferment for four or five days, being regularly skimmed to remove any surface waste, and was then ready for use. Before use, two parts of holly-bark birdlime were mixed with one part nut-oil or grease, and mixed together while being warmed over a fire. Research Bird-Lime
The Coquilla-nut is the seed of the piassava or piacaba palm (Attalea funifera), one of the coconut group, a native of Brazil. The nuts are between six and nine centimetres long, oval, of a rich brown colour and very hard, and were formerly used in turnery for making umbrella-handles, etc. Research Coquilla-nut
The nut and bolt is a common method of fastening pieces of metal or wood together. The nut consists of a small block (usually metal) with a threaded hole in the centre for screwing on to a threaded rod or pin (called a bolt or a screw). The method came into use at the turn of the 19th century, following Henry Maudslay's invention of a precision screw-cutting lathe. Research Nut and Bolt
The Presta vale or French valve, is a popular and commonly used bicycle tyre valve. The Presta valve is a slimvalve with a built-in captive-nut valve cap, which must be unscrewed before you can pump the tyre up. Since there is no spring in a Presta valve, valvenut must be tightened after inflating the tyre, or the air will escape out of the tyre. Research Presta Valve
A triad is an association of three kindred or correlated deities. In ancient Egypt, cycles of this type usually arose out of the association with the chief local god of other deities; in some instances the members were deemed to stand in the relationship of father, mother and child. Such were the Theban triad of Amen, Nut and Khons; the Memphite of Ptah, Sekhet and Nefertum; and the Osiris-Isis-Horus triad, which, n the Alexandrian form, comprised Serapis, Isis and Harpocrates.
In Babylonia, triads were derived from early conceptions of a cosmic trinity, such as Anu, Enlil and Ea representing sky, earth and water: and shin, Shamash and Ishtar, representing sun, moon and star. Early Aryan thought moved in the same direction in the Vedic triad of Agni, Indra and Surya, representing fire, wind and sun. out of this emerged the Brahman Trimurti, or three aspects, portrayed as a three-headed image in a famous sculpture at Elephanta, and comprising Brahma, the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Siva the destroyer.
Buddhism adopted the principle in the Triratna, or three jewels, which were at first the Sangha or monastic order, portrayed as a man holding a lotus, the Buddha, and the Dharma, or sacred law.
The Triad Society of China, denoting the union of heaven, earth and man arose in the 18th century and became a powerful anti-dynastic movement. Research Triad
The Acorn Weevil (Curculio glandium) is a species of Snout Beetle (Curculionidae) related to the Nut Weevil, but the larvae develop in acorns. Research Acorn Weevil
Amentaceae is the family of trees and plants where the flowers are arranged in the form of catkins (amenta). The family is broken up into several orders, the chief of which are Betulaceae (the birch), Salicinese (the willow), Balsamifluae (the liquidambar), Plataneae (the plane), and Cupuliferae (the nut). Research Amentaceae
Arachis is a genus of leguminous plants much cultivated in warm climates, and esteemed a valuable article of food. The most remarkable feature of the genus is that when the flower falls the stalk supporting the small undeveloped fruit lengthens, and bending towards the ground pushes the fruit into the ground, when it begins to enlarge and ripen. The pod of Arachis hypogoea (popularly called ground nut, earth nut, or peanut) is of a pale yellow colour, and contains two seeds the size of a hazel-nut, in flavour sweet as almonds, and yielding when pressed an excellent oil. Research Arachis
The Betel-Nut is the kernel of the fruit of the palm Areca Catechu found in southern India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the MalayArchipelago. It is so named from being chewed along with betel-leaf. When ripe the fruit is the size of a cherry, conical in shape with a brown outside and mottled inside. The fruit grows in bunches of about 300 nuts, each tree bearing two or three bunches. Research Betel-Nut
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