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Flaky — Flak y, a. 1. Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. [1913 Webster] What showers of mortal hail, what flaky fires! Watts. [1913 Webster] A flaky weight of winter s purest snows.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
furfur — /ferr feuhr/, n., pl. furfures /ferr fyeuh reez , feuh /. 1. the formation of flakelike particles on the surface of the skin, as of dandruff. 2. furfures, these particles. [1615 25; < L: bran, scaly infection] * * * … Universalium
wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… … Universalium
Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… … Universalium
art conservation and restoration — Maintenance and preservation of works of art, their protection from future damage, deterioration, or neglect, and the repair or renovation of works that have deteriorated or been damaged. Research in art history has relied heavily on 20th and… … Universalium
dairy product — Introduction milk and any of the foods made from milk, including butter, cheese, ice cream, yogurt, and condensed and dried milk. Milk has been used by humans since the beginning of recorded time to provide both fresh and storable… … Universalium
flaky — adjective /fleɪkiː/ a) Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. I cannot enjoy the online game because of my flaky Internet connection. b) Working only on an intermittent basis;… … Wiktionary
Urnula craterium — Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
coronary cataract — 1. a white punctate or flakelike opacity around the periphery of the lens, forming a ring or crown. Coronary cataracts are transmitted by dominant inheritance and may be present in 25 per cent of the general population. 2. blue c … Medical dictionary
exfoliation syndrome — degenerative alterations of anterior ocular tissues, first presenting as disturbances of pigmentary distribution in the iris, with partial atrophy of the iris pigmentary epithelium and deposition of liberated pigment granules on the lens capsule … Medical dictionary
