sinew
51gʷheiǝ- : gʷhī- — gʷheiǝ : gʷhī English meaning: vein, sinew Deutsche Übersetzung: “Ader, Sehne, Band” Material: Welsh gi au pl. “Nerven, Sehnen”; Lith. gijà “Faden in Aufzug a Gewebes”, Ltv. dzija “ filament”, pl. Garn”; O.C.S. ži ca ‘sinew”, Russ …
52bow and arrow — Weapon consisting of a strip of wood or other flexible material, bent and held in tension by a string. The arrow, a long wooden shaft with a pointed tip, is stabilized in flight by a feathered tail. The arrow is fitted to the string by a notch in …
53gʷii̯ ā, gʷii̯ o s — gʷii̯ ā, gʷii̯ o s English meaning: sinew Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘sehne, especially Bogensehne” Material: O.Ind. jyü ‘sinew, esp. of Bogens”, Av. jyü “ bowstring (in compounds also sinew of Fleisches)”; Gk. βιός m. “ bowstring “; …
54nerve — I. noun Etymology: Latin nervus sinew, nerve; akin to Greek neuron sinew, nerve, nēn to spin more at needle Date: 14th century 1. sinew, tendon < strain every nerve > 2. any of the filamentous bands of nervous tissue that connect parts of the… …
55Roman siege engines — were, for the most part, adapted from Hellenistic siege technology. Relatively small efforts were made to develop the technology; however, the Romans brought an unrelentingly aggressive style to siege warfare [Goldsworthy 2000: 144] . Caesar… …
56Mongol military tactics and organization — The Mongol military tactics and organization helped the Mongol Empire to conquer nearly all of continental Asia, the Middle East and parts of eastern Europe. In many ways, it can be regarded as the first modern military system. The original… …
57(s)neəu- — Tendon, sinew. Oldest form *sneə₁u . Extension of (s)nē . Suffixed form *(s)neəw r̥ , with further suffixes. a. *neu r o . neuro , neuron, neurula; aponeurosis, from Greek neuron, sinew; b. metathesized form …
58Chinese archery — The New Year Painting of Zhang Xian depicts Zhang the Immortal shooting a pebble bow. One of …
59List of Empire ships (Si–Sy) — The Empire ships were a series of ships in the service of the British Government. Their names were all prefixed with Empire . They were mostly used during World War II by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), who owned the ships but contracted… …
60muscle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thew, tendon, sinew; musculature, build, physique, huskiness, beef, weight, burliness; strength, brawn, power; armed might, arms, firepower. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fiber, flesh, protoplasm, meat,… …
