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Placuna placenta
Window frame, the frame of a window which receives and holds the sashes or casement. Window glass, panes of glass for windows; the kind of glass used in windows. Window martin (Zo["o]l.), the common European martin. [Prov. Eng.] Window oyster (Zo["o]l.), a marine bivalve shell (Placuna placenta) native of the East Indies and China. Its valves are very broad, thin, and translucent, and are said to have been used formerly in place of glass. Window pane. (a) (Arch.) See Pane, n., 3 (b) . (b) (Zo["o]l.) See Windowpane, in the Vocabulary. Window sash, the sash, or light frame, in which panes of glass are set for windows. Window seat, a seat arranged in the recess of a window. See Window stool, under Stool. Window shade, a shade or blind for a window; usually, one that is hung on a roller. Window shell (Zo["o]l.), the window oyster. Window shutter, a shutter or blind used to close or darken windows. Window sill (Arch.), the flat piece of wood, stone, or the like, at the bottom of a window frame. Window swallow (Zo["o]l.), the common European martin. [Prov. Eng.] Window tax, a tax or duty formerly levied on all windows, or openings for light, above the number of eight in houses standing in cities or towns. [Eng.]

Meaning of Placuna from wikipedia

- The windowpane oyster (Placuna placenta) is a bivalve marine mollusk in the family of Placunidae. It is edible, but valued more for its s**** (and its...
- and scallops. This family is best known for the s**** of the species Placuna placenta, which are translucent, and are commonly used in s****craft production...
- National Museum of the Philippines launched an online exhibition titled "Placuna placenta: Capis S**** and Windows to Indigenous Artistry" alongside other...
- south. Capiz faces the Sibuyan Sea to the north. Capiz is known for the Placuna placenta oyster s**** that has the same name locally and is used for decoration...
- Bruguière, 1792 (mollusc) Perrona nifat, Bruguière, 1792 (mollusc) Placenta placuna, Bruguière, 1792 (mollusc) Retusa truncatula, Bruguière, 1792 (mollusc)...
- of, glue, chalk, paint, s****ac and solder. Capiz s****, the s**** of Placuna placenta, the windowpane oyster, are made into decorative objects such...
- Monia nobilis A. pectinata = Rhynchora pectinata, brachiopod A. placenta = Placuna placenta A. psittacea = Hemithiris psittacea, brachiopod A. reticularis...
- of Capiz Province, formerly also called Capiz Capiz s****, the mollusk placuna placenta This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title...
- Two enormous chandeliers fashioned in crystal and local capiz s**** (placuna placenta) light the grand space. The building's architectural style is...
- storey are enclosed by wood-framed, sliding window panels of kapis s**** (Placuna placenta, a thin-s****ed oyster). All throughout the living quarters are...