- A
tendon or
sinew is a
tough band of
dense fibrous connective tissue that
connects muscle to bone. It
sends the
mechanical forces of
muscle contraction...
- from horn, wood, and
sinew laminated together, a form of
laminated bow. The horn is on the belly,
facing the archer, and
sinew on the
outer side of a...
- Berlin: The
building of the
Berlin Wall, p. 80
Sinews of Peace, 1946 Churchill,
Winston (5
March 1946). "The
Sinews of
Peace ('Iron
Curtain Speech')". Winstonchurchill...
- battle. In
early Welsh sources,
Bedwyr Bedrydant ("Bedwyr of the
Perfect Sinew") is a handsome, one-handed
warrior under Arthur's command. His
father is...
-
ngwaagan 'dream snare' (Curve Lake
First Nation) – a hoop with
woven string or
sinew meant to
replicate a spider's web, used as a
protective charm for infants...
- Pallitax) Tem
Barkwater Cal
Barkwater Noll
Barkwater (née Hammelherd)
Loess Sinew Verginix (née Tatum) Twig (Arborinus Verginix)
Maugin “The
Stone Pilot”...
-
involves simultaneously swinging two
sealskin balls suspended on
caribou sinew strings in
opposite directions with one hand. It is po****r with Alaskans...
- or "night-mare". The
initial sin-
element is here
identified as
meaning "
sinew" or
rather "nerves", so that the
total phrase comes out as "nervous (or...
- shamanism) by
using various objects such as
animal parts (bone, skin, hair,
sinew, etc.) and even
parts taken from the
corpses of children. The
creature was...
-
Animal fibres such as wool and silk are used to make textiles,
while animal sinews have been used as
lashings and bindings, and
leather is
widely used to make...
