$H Weapons. Egypt
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Stone
weapons belonging to the early period have been recovered. They are of a
light-brown flint. Besides bows and arrows, the Egyptians used different
kinds of spears, javelins, slings, short swords, daggers and knives, batt=
le-axes
and clubs. Spears were made of a shaft of wood from five to six feet in
length. The heads, fitted at the end into a metal band, were of bronze, a=
nd
of various shapes. Javelins also had wooden shafts. Swords were short,
straight, and sharp-pointed. The handles of daggers sometimes took the sh=
ape
of hawk-heads, or are inlaid. (Se=
e
BOW and ARROWS.)(1902b1) |
$H
Weathercock.
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Weathercock. (See FANE.) (1883m1) |
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(Arch.) A vane or pirouette in the form of a cock, the b=
ird
of vigilance, placed on the top of church spires.(1891a1) |
$H
Weathering. Architecture
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Weathering, Arch. Th=
e slope
of flat surfaces, for drainage.(1883m1) |
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Weathering. (Arch.) A slope or incline given to surfaces,
which otherwise would be horizontal, to prevent rainwater from lodging on
them.(1891a1) |
$H Weaving. Egypt
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This
industry, which was carried on by women, was brought to great perfection.
Linen as fine as silk muslin was woven, and the Egyptians were very proud=
of
their skill in its manufacture. The goddesses Isis and Nephthys
wove garments for their husband and brother Osiris,
and Neith bears for her symbol a shuttle on h=
er
head. Two kinds of looms are depicted on tomb walls; the earlier and simp=
ler
form at Beni Hasan, the
later one at |
$H Webbing Tape. A kind of broad tape.(1883m1)
$H Wedge.
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A small piece of wood placed under the heel of a living
model to keep the leg foreshortened. When the model gives an energetic
movement, and the sole of the foot is not entirely placed on the ground, =
the
wedge serves as a point of support, and enables the model to keep his pose
more easily. Sometimes sculptors leave wedges under the feet of their
figures; in this case the wedge serves as a tenon,
and adds strength to a fragile part. ILLUS. wedge(1891a1)
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$H Wedgwood Ware.
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The manufacture of Josiah Wedgwood begun in 1759, at=
Fig. 697. Wedgwood Vase.(1883m1)
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$H Weepers.
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O.E. Statues in nich=
es round
tombs, representing the mourners.(1883m1) |
$H Wejas. Lithuania
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Wejas. "Wind." In Lithuanian mythology one= of the two great giants by whom the world was nearly destroyed. See Pramzimas. (1876c1) |
$H Welding.
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The union of two pie=
ces of
metal together, by heat and pressure.(1883m1) |
$H Welkin.
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The sky; hence welkin eyes, blue eyes. (Shakspeare.)(1883m1) |
$H Well‑staircase. A spiral stairc= ase. (See NEWEL.)(1883m1)
$H Welsh Hook.
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A mediaeval weapon, =
a kind
of bill with a hook at the ba=
ck,
used to drag a horse‑soldier from his saddle.(1883m1) |
$H Welt.
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A joint or fold in a
texture. The term is variously explained as synonymous with guard, a facing to a gown; or |
$H Welted Brocades and Quilts. Articles with folds in the texture;= lined and ribbed.(1883m1)
$H Werdandi. Scandinavia<=
/st1:place>
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Werdandi. "Present." In Scandinavian mytho= logy one of the three deities of fate. See Urd. (1876c1) |
$H Westri. Scandinavia<=
/st1:place>
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Westri. "West." In Scandinavian mythology = one of the four horns which support the vault of heaven. (1876c1) |
$H Weued.
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A. S. The altar.
"In chyrche to vore the heye=
weued
Constantyn hym sleu." (Robert of |
$H Whalebone.
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Whalebone is the com=
mercial
name for the baleen plates fo=
und in
the mouth of the whale, of which there are about 300 in each animal.(1883=
m1) |
$H Whatman.
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A familiar abbreviation for Whatman=
paper, which is used for water‑colour drawings, for taking proofs of
line engravings, or for printing éditions de luxe. [Paper, Whatman.](1891a1) |
$H What‑not. A modern piece of furniture, a light sideboard or stand.(1883m1)
$H Wheel.
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In Christian art, the
attribute of St. Catherine, in allusion to the manner of her martyrdom.(1=
883m1) |
--- $H Wh= eel, Catherine Wheel.
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Represented in heral=
dry with
curved spikes projecting from its rim.(1883m1) |
--- $H Wh= eel Engraving upon Glass. &n= bsp; (S= ee GLASS.) (1883m1)
$H Wheel‑lock.
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A crude invention in
gunnery, of the 16th century, for winding up the trigger of a gun with a =
hand‑winch.(1883m1) |
$H
Whetstone.
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A hard stone upon which engravers roughly grind their to=
ols
before finally sharpening them with emery powder.(1891a1) |
$H Whinyard. O.E. A s= word.(1883m1)
$H Whipping‑tops.
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Whipping‑tops =
are
represented in Anglo‑Saxon manuscripts; the thongs of the whips are=
knotted, which would add to the
difficulty of the game.(1883m1) |
$H Whisk.
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O.E. A ruf= f or band. "A woman's nec whisk is used both plain and laced, and is called of most a gorget or= falling whisk, because it falleth about the shoulders." (Randle Holme.) Fig. 698. Falling "Whisk."(1883m1)
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$H Whisket. O.E. A basket. S.(1883m1)
$H Whistle. <= /h1>
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Prehistoric specimen=
s of
whistles made of bones have been disinterred among relics of the Stone Ag=
e.
The Mexicans in antiquity made curiously grotesque whistles of baked clay
representing caricatures of the human face and figure, birds, beasts, and
flowers. (Consult Musical Instrum=
ents
by Carl Engel.)(1883m1) |
$H White.
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White, in Christian =
art
represented by the diamond or silver, was the emblem of light, religious
purity, innocence, virginity, faith, joy, and life. (J.)(1883m1) |
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White is in theory t=
he
result of the union of the three primary colours.
The principal white pigments are =
white
lead, |
--- $H Wh=
ite
Copper. German silver.(=
1883m1)
--- $H White lead.
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White Lead is the wh=
ite
pigment universally used for oil‑painting; it is considered a good
dryer, and is used to render oil more drying. (Consult Merrifield's Treatise, &c., vol. i.
cl.). (See CARBONATE OF LEAD.)(1883m1) |
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White lead. (Paint.) In water‑colour drawings, whi=
te
lead is used in a powdered state mixed with cobalt blue and essence of |
--- $H Wh= ite Vitriol. SULPHATE OF ZINC (q.v.). (1883m1)
$H Whitewash.
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A mixture of chalk and size diluted with water, which is
used to give a white coating to walls.(1891a1) |
$H Whiting.
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Whiting, as used for=
wall‑painting,
&c., is pure chalk, cleansed and ground with water.(1883m1) |
$H Whittle. <=
span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> O.E. A pocket clasp knife. (Shakspeare.)(1883m1)=
$H Whole and Halves.
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Proportional compass=
es used
for the enlargement or reduction of drawings.(1883m1) |