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Illustration of the execution of Hadj Mohammed Mesfewi. Immurement (from Latin im- 'in' and murus 'wall'; lit. ' walling in '), also called immuration or live entombment, is a form of imprisonment, usually until death, in which someone is placed within an enclosed space without exits. [1]
The word espalier is French, coming from the Italian spalliera, meaning "something to rest the shoulder (spalla) against." [2] During the 17th century, the word initially referred only to the actual trellis or frame on which such a plant was trained to grow, but over time it has come to be used to describe both the practice and the plants themselves.
A plant growing more or less erect by leaning on or twining around another structure for support, or by clinging with tendrils. climbing See climber. cline. adj. clinal. A continuous morphological variation in form within a species or sometimes between two species. clone
Tree shaping (also known by several other alternative names) uses living trees and other woody plants as the medium to create structures and art. There are a few different methods [2] used by the various artists to shape their trees, which share a common heritage with other artistic horticultural and agricultural practices, such as pleaching, bonsai, espalier, and topiary, and employing some ...
The community's wall of hope has been up for 422 days. It displays pictures of hostages they hoped would be seen alive again. Gary Cellers, who updates the wall, prayed he would never have to add ...
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The individual structures growing out of the shaft that collectively make up the vanes of the feathers, more or less interconnected by the hooklets of the barbules, extending from each side of the distal part of the feather's shaft known as the rachis. The central axis of a barb is known as the ramus. [8] barbules
A low wall built up above the level of a roof, to hide the roof or to provide protection against falling, and similar structures associated with balconies, bridges etc. [71] Parclose screen A screen or railing used to enclose a chantry chapel , tomb or manorial chapel, in a church, and for the space thus enclosed.