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Peperoncino (Italian: [peperonˈtʃiːno]; pl.: peperoncini) is the generic Italian name for hot chili peppers, specifically some regional cultivars of the species Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens (chili pepper and Tabasco pepper, respectively). [1] The sweet pepper is called peperone (pl.: peperoni) in Italian. [2]
Goldstone Goldstone glass under magnification. Goldstone is a type of glittering glass made in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere.The finished product can take a smooth polish and be carved into beads, figurines, or other artifacts suitable for semiprecious stone, and in fact goldstone is often mistaken for or misrepresented as a natural material.
In the United States they may be called "pepperoncini"; [4] they are quite distinct from Italian peperoncini, which are hot Italian chili peppers. Friggitello is mild with a slight heat and a hint of bitterness, and is sometimes pickled and sold in jars. In Italy friggitello is most associated with the region of Tuscany. The Greek variety ...
Anna Altenburger/Getty Images. Also called: sweet Italian peppers, pepperoncini (in the U.S.) Characteristics of friggitello peppers: Hailing from Italy, these bright yellow peppers are only ...
Gilded frame ready for burnishing with an agate stone tool Application of gold leaf to a reproduction of a 15th-century panel painting. Gilding is a decorative technique for applying a very thin coating of gold over solid surfaces such as metal (most common), wood, porcelain, or stone. [1]
According to Armenian "The Queen of the Serpents" legend, the serpents of Mount Ararat select a queen who destroys invading armies of foreign serpents, and carries in her mouth a "wonderful stone, the Hul, or stone of light, which upon certain nights she tosses in the air, when it shines as the sun. Happy the man who shall catch the stone ere ...
Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or hardstones; the singular pietra dura is also encountered in Italian. In Italian, but not in English, the term embraces all gem engraving and hardstone carving , which is the artistic carving of three-dimensional objects in semi-precious stone, normally from a single piece, for example in ...
A polished almandine stone . Carbuncle (/ ˈ k ɑːr b ʌ ŋ k əl /) is another name for a deep red almandine gemstone that has been cut with a smooth, convex face in a method called cabochon. [1] Traditionally, the term referred to any red gemstone, most often a red garnet. [2] Carbuncles and their chimeras have spanned three millennia.