A display of English bicycles at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876 sparked an uptick in American cycling during the late 19th century. From 1890 to 1896, the number of cyclists rose from about 150,000 to 4 million, leading to a greater development of professional cycling clubs and bicycle races in the country. The imagery on this beautiful wool and burlap hooked rug suggests that it was created between the late 19th or early 20th century, when the high-wheelers depicted in the scene were in their heyday!
Artist unidentified, “Close Finish Hooked Rug,” United States c. Early twentieth century. Wool and burlap with cotton binding, 32 1/2 × 46". Collection American Folk Art Museum. Bequest of Gertrude Schweitzer, 1990.28.2. Photo by Gavin Ashworth.
Big carriers have secured generous credit lines from banks. But many firms have no choice but to cut flights and sack staff
Why is NASA sending an inflatable house to space?
Why is NASA sending an inflatable house to space?
Kelly told NPR in 2007 they did it partly by building fake tanks and trucks from wood and burlap.
"But later they were made in rubber — inflatable and they looked like the real thing," he said.
Netflix is celebrating the end of a monster 2013 by giving its top executives sacks of money.
OPINION
Sacking a Palace of Culture
By EDMUND MORRIS
In trying to popularize its crown jewel, the New York Public Library could destroy it.
New York Public Library Buys Timothy Leary's Papers
By PATRICIA COHEN
The archive of the drug guru Timothy Leary includes accounts of Allen Ginsburg's and Jack Kerouac's experiments with psilocybin.
But, all the same, when i discovered that it was your diary.....I have no desire to ransack your soul.
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A paper shredder is a mechanical device used to cut paper into chad, typically either strips or fine particles. Government organizations, businesses, and privateall the same
1. Also, all one. Equally acceptable, making no difference. For example, If it's all the same to you I'd prefer the blue car, or Hot or cold, it's all one to me. [Late 1700s]
2. Also, just the same. Nevertheless, still. For example, John wants to stay another week, but I'm going home all the same, or Even if you vote against it, this measure will pass just the same. [c. 1800]
Hessian /ˈhɛsi.ən/, or burlap in the U.S. and Canada,[1] is a woven fabric usually made from skin of the jute plant[2][3][4] or sisal fibres,[5] which may be combined with other vegetable fibresto make rope, nets, and similar products. Gunny cloth is similar in texture and construction.
Hessian, a dense woven fabric, has historically been produced as a coarse fabric, but more recently it is being used in a refined state known simply as jute as an eco-friendly material for bags, rugs and other products.
The name "burlap" appears to be of unknown origin,[6][7] although the word could mean "coarse piece of cloth."[8] The name "hessian" is attributed to the use of the fabric, initially, as part of the uniform of soldiers from the former Landgraviate of Hesse and its successors in interest (including the current German state of Hesse,[6] whose people (and, thus, soldiers) were called "Hessians."
inflatable
ADJECTIVE
NOUN
Syllabification: (sack)
Pronunciation: /sak/
nounverb
[with object]
Phrases
Derivatives
sackable
adjective
adjective
Origin:
Old English sacc, from Latin saccus 'sack, sackcloth', from Greek sakkos, of Semitic origin. 1sense 1 of the verb) in Oxford Dictionaries (US English)">1sense 1 of the verb dates from the mid 19th centurysack[sack2]
- 発音記号[sǽk]
[動](他)〈占領地・都市などを〉略奪する.
━━[名]((通例the 〜))（占領地などの）略奪.
sack・er
[名]ransack
tr.v., -sacked, -sack·ing, -sacks.
- To search or examine thoroughly.
- To search carefully for plunder; pillage.
[Middle English ransaken, from Old Norse rannsaka : rann, house + *saka, to search, seek.]
ransacker ran'sack'er n.
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