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• half-calf — halfˈ calf A bookbinding in which the back and corners are in calfskin • • • Main Entry: ↑calf …   Useful english dictionary

• Half-calf binding — Полукожаная переплётная крышка из телячьей кожи …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

• Calf-binding — (also sometimes called half calf, full calf, half bound or full bound, depending on the amount, or simply leather bound ) is a book bound with rigid protective covers typically made of binder s board and covered in leather, usually from a calf.… …   Wikipedia

• Calf roping — in modern competition Calf roping, also known as tie down roping, is a rodeo event that features a calf and a rider mounted on a horse. The goal of this timed event is for the rider to catch the calf by throwing a loop of rope from a lariat… …   Wikipedia

• Calf Island (Connecticut) — Calf Island, a 29 acre island about convert|3000|ft|m from the Byram shore in Greenwich, Connecticut is open for visitors although as of the summer of 2006 it was getting relatively few of them. Upgrades make Calf Island more attractive to… …   Wikipedia

• Half Tide Rocks (Massachusetts) — Half Tide Rocks are a group of small barren rocks in Massachusetts Bay, located within the city limits of Boston, United States. The rocks are east of Aldridge Ledge, southeast of Devils Back, southwest of Green Island, northeast of Little Calf… …   Wikipedia

• Calf of Flotta — The Calf of Flotta is a small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Calf is next to Flotta, with Calf deriving from Old Norse/Norn) and meaning a smaller island by a larger one.Geography and geologyThe Calf is made of red sandstone.Haswell Smith,… …   Wikipedia

• half — n., adj., & adv. n. (pl. halves) 1 either of two equal or corresponding parts or groups into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 colloq. = half back. 3 colloq. half a pint, esp. of beer etc. 4 either of two equal periods of play in sports. 5… …   Useful english dictionary

• half boot — noun a boot reaching halfway up to the knee • Syn: ↑buskin, ↑combat boot, ↑desert boot, ↑top boot • Hypernyms: ↑boot * * * noun : a boot with a top reaching somewhat above the ankle * * * a boot reaching abou …   Useful english dictionary

• half-boot — noun a boot reaching up to the calf …   English new terms dictionary

• Cow-calf operation — A cow licks her newborn calf clean A cow calf operation is a method of raising beef cattle in which a permanent herd of cows is kept by a farmer or rancher to produce calves for later sale. Cow calf operations are one of the key aspects of the… …   Wikipedia